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"Mr President, I will not discuss the content of this agreement since many speakers, including the rapporteur, have already covered it. I just want to highlight the political significance of the signing of this free trade agreement between the European Union and Mexico.
First, from the strategic and political angles, it is important for the European Union to build up its relationship with a country that is so important in that part of the world and which, above all, is making progress in terms of respect for the values of human rights. Mexico’s membership of the OECD was just mentioned, and its observer status at the Council of Europe should also be remembered. Nor should we forget the opportunities represented by this market of 100 million people. But obviously this political symbolism can in no way allay our concern about environmental issues, social issues and above all human rights issues, and many speakers have already referred to them here today.
What we do know is that our concern must make us more rigorous in our relations with Mexico. That is just what we will be in ten days’ time. The European Parliament’s delegation for relations with the countries of Central America and Mexico will be visiting that country. We are not going just for institutional dialogue between partners, between the Congress and the European Parliament. We are going to talk to non-governmental organisations. We are also going to Chiapas to talk to the indigenous people and representatives of local society. That is how rigorous we believe we need to be but it will not detract from our support for approval of this agreement."@en1
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