Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-01-Speech-3-068"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Statement by the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000301.5.3-068"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-01-Speech-3-0692
lpv:speaker	lp:Rocco Buttiglione2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Latvia Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2001-06-10)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2001-06-10)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico (1999-10-06--2001-06-10)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Czech Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-08--2001-06-10)3 unknown; Cristiani democratici uniti (1999-07-20--2001-06-10)3 member; Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-07-21--2001-06-10)3 substitute; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (1999-07-21--2001-06-10)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr Solana, it has been said many times in this House that prevention is better than cure. Of course it is, but there is no reason why Europe cannot equip itself with the means to intervene when prevention proves unsuccessful. In any case, it is prevention that I would like to discuss today. War is threatening to break out again in the Gulf. As you know, the Iraqi Government has refused to abide by United Nations Resolution 1284, and this is likely to lead, within the next six or seven weeks, to a refusal to issue entrance visas to the committee monitoring the destruction of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. If this happens, the United States’ Government and the British Government have given it to be understood that they will resort to military intervention. A visit to Iraq and meetings with the Iraqi leaders and leading figures, particularly Mr Tarek Aziz, convinced me that there is actually a possibility of persuading the Iraqi Government to cooperate in enforcing Resolution 1284. However, the responsible authorities of the Western countries need to make it clear that, once the mission of the United Nations committee has been successfully completed, the embargo will be lifted and normal trade relations will be able to be resumed. I would like to know what you and Europe are doing, Mr Solana, or what you intend to do in the near future, to stave off this threat of war. Today, we have the chance to prevent it; tomorrow it may be too late. I would also like to know whether, in this context, it would not be possible to do something to induce the Iraqi Government to take a humanitarian step and to release some information regarding the 615 missing Kuwaitis, or to set them free if this is within their power."@en1

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