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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Western Sahara2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000316.5.4-172"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-16-Speech-4-1732
lpv:speaker	lp:Francesco Enrico Speroni2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (1999-09-29--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Lega Nord per l'indipendenza della Padania (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)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) (1999-10-05--2002-01-14)3 co-chair; TGI (1999-07-22--2001-10-02)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Western Sahara issue is, unfortunately, familiar. It is one of the few legacies of colonialism still surviving in the year 2000. Morocco is not complying with the United Nations resolutions. A referendum should have been held years ago, as it was in other countries such as East Timor, Latvia and other places where the right to self-determination has been exercised. The position of the European Parliament has always been to support, not the independence of the Sahrawi, but the right of the Sahrawi people to freely express their views. Even today, this right is still being suppressed, under various different pretexts. Meanwhile, the situation of the Sahrawi people has become serious: even their physical survival is under threat. In spite of this, they have kept up good relations with Morocco, continuing to conclude trade agreements in various different fields – from fisheries to citrus fruit – while the violation of human rights and of the right to self-determination is being completely disregarded. I therefore call for all possible steps to be taken to ensure that the right to self-determination of the Sahrawi people is recognised, if necessary through the cooling of relations with Morocco, which, moreover, has already spent too much money fighting this principle."@en1

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