Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/1999-12-16-Speech-4-134"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"1999-12-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Peace process in Sierra Leone2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.19991216.6.4-134"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:1999-12-16-Speech-4-1352
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Volksunie (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 vice-chair; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2002-01-07)3 member; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-19--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, after eight years of infernal civil war, the situation in Sierra Leone is desperate. Although a peace agreement was signed in Lomé in July, on 22 November, a UN investigation team sadly noted once again a significant deterioration. The terror against the civilian population in certain parts continues, as do the killings, rape, incarceration and arming of children. This leads me to raise two specific questions, Mr President, Commissioner, which we need to ask ourselves in all honesty, both as a Commission and as a Union. Can we allow this arms trade to continue? We know that diamonds – smuggled diamonds, in particular – play a crucial role in this. Can we continue to turn a blind eye? Secondly, for the sake of maintaining the peace agreement, a pledge was made to deploy UN peace-keeping troops. Is the mandate of these troops powerful enough or should we not find out as a matter of urgency what this comes down to in practice other than paying a few mercenaries to be stationed in safe zones?"@en1

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