Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-06-12-Speech-2-172"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:ASEM process2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010612.9.2-172"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-12-Speech-2-1732
lpv:speaker	lp:John Walls Cushnahan2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, Commissioner, in October 2000, in Seoul ASEM leaders gave a commitment to support human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as a cornerstone of future Asia/Europe cooperation. However, our own actions rarely live up to our promises. In the past, too many Member States have paid lip-service to the idea, but where there is a choice between trade and defence of human rights, economic self-interest has always taken precedence. Furthermore, where a small country is involved, we have been quick to criticise, but when the offender is a large country, such as China, our response has been much more muted and I very much welcome Commissioner Patten's recent remarks in this regard. Therefore, I support the proposal contained in paragraph 10 of the report which calls for any state to be excluded which clearly fails to respect human rights, democracy and the rule of law from ASEM activities. I also welcome the proposal for the political pillar of ASEM to encourage political dialogue in several areas, including between China and Taiwan. If we want to play a role in this and want to be seen as honest brokers, then all Member States should follow the recommendation of this report and grant visas to the Taiwanese President and members of the government for private visits to the EU. I welcome the reference to resolving the conflict in Sri Lanka given my recent involvement in this area as head of the EU electoral observation mission. Over 70 000 Sri Lankans have died in this conflict since 1973 and any initiative to prevent further loss of life would be very worthwhile. To conclude these brief remarks, I commend the Brok report to the House."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Fine Gael Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2001-07-09)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Cushnahan (PPE-DE )."1

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