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"I too was fortunate to be able to listen to Commissioner Verheugen first, so that I can now concur with both speakers, both the speaker on behalf of the presidency and the speaker on behalf of the Commission. Their statements dovetail perfectly with what the Group of the European People’s Party and European Democrats would like to see.
We also fully share their views on the significance of the Court. If we talk about the need for reconciliation, then it is true that justice is to be done first, and the Criminal Court that has been set up for this purpose is therefore an extremely important instrument for ensuring the international rule of law, particularly in its preventive effect on people with dubious criminal backgrounds who have acquired high political positions, as we have witnessed in Yugoslavia and near the Great Lakes in Africa. It is of the utmost importance for impunity to be no longer acceptable and for this now also to be universally known.
The resolutions submitted by Parliament contain a few important points. First of all, we as groups mutually agreed during the negotiations to urge the President and the Congress of the United States to review their position on taking part in the International Criminal Court. We have such high regard for the US that we need to make this appeal in a proper manner. This is why I also deem the amendment in this connection, which concerns an old document from the negotiations, to be wholly inappropriate. It makes no sense to try to convince the Americans by using tough words. Instead, we should prevent the irritation, which is already in evidence among the Americans in respect of Europe, from escalating any further and try to discuss these matters in a friendly manner.
Another point is the need for the provisions of the Geneva Convention with regard to prisoners of war to be updated, so that we can take account of the status of the people currently held in Guatanamo. We, as a group, set great store by providing a definition in this connection. In addition, we hope that the Spanish Presidency will succeed in setting up this International Criminal Court under its own presidency."@en1
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