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"Mr President, I will focus on the single area of environmental issues. There is cause for concern over the EU-US partnership in this particular area. I appreciate the clarity with which the Swedish Presidency addressed these issues in the introduction.
Experts are increasingly unanimous on the problems of global warming and its consequences. In addition, it is clearly the responsibility of the richer countries to reach an international agreement by ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. The US has particular responsibility, as the country has by far the largest emissions.
The question is how we react. Should our reaction lead to a strong anti-American position? No, of course not. However, we should continue adopting a clear and frank stance in our dialogue with the US on these issues.
The fact that the US has not undertaken ratification must not prevent us in the EU from making progress. We have to take the lead in the world with regard to ratification and continue the dialogue with the US in order to bring the country on board in the future.
That must be our position. The Summit in Gothenburg is an excellent opportunity to bring up the issues – in addition to the visit by President Bush, the Gothenburg Summit also has sustainable development as its main theme."@en1
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