Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-09-07-Speech-4-152"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-09-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Burundi2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000907.6.4-152"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-09-07-Speech-4-1532
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, I fully subscribe to the entreaties of Mr Van den Bos and Mr Van Hecke. With 200 000 fatalities in Burundi, Commissioner, there is clearly a need for a peace deal or a peace accord. However, I fear that the peace accord has been brought about because it suited the Heads of State at the time. Maybe they should have dragged the negotiations out a while longer in order to gather everybody around the table, because I am aware that as long as the key players, both on the Hutu side and Tutsi side, do not meet, there will be no real peace. I do welcome the fact that some movements, which were at one time some of the most implacable, have now gathered around the table. This is why I have good reason to believe this peace accord sets the tone for the future. I now wonder how the European Union can best fulfil the desire for peace expressed by so many people in Burundi. To start with, I believe we will need to step up the pressure in order to achieve overall peace in the Great Lakes region. I cannot shake off the impression that various African leaders are still too self-seeking to be able to work steadily towards peace in Congo and the Great Lakes region. A second point is the contentious resumption of aid. I have always regretted the notorious boycott of Burundi, particularly as it was so selective. I now hope that we can make some real headway by means of clearly-defined peace projects and development of democracy, which we can underpin with structural aid."@en1

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