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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I was a member of the mission headed by Joaquim Miranda which recently visited Angola and I therefore have a very clear idea of the words that must define our debate and today’s resolution: absolute priority.
We must attach priority to the issue of Angola. First of all, in humanitarian terms, we are still facing an enormous emergency. This must be followed up at the political level, given that the peace that is opening up for Angola could make this huge Portuguese-speaking country a major factor for stability in a very troubled region, from Central to Southern Africa.
This is what all of us in the European Union, both the bodies of the Union and the Member States, must work towards. We must take action to strengthen factors for trust.
We are now, however, facing a clear humanitarian emergency. We cannot allow the war to continue to kill in Angola, as a result of our indifference or of our slowness, when the weapons fell silent some months ago, thanks to the Angolans’ efforts to achieve a rapprochement.
I would also like, in the little time I have left, to draw your attention briefly to the unusual tragedy of the two Portuguese children who have disappeared and to explain the amendment that we tabled on this matter.
We have had the opportunity to address the issue with the Angolan authorities; the difficulty of the situation was explained to us, which we understand, given the state of war that the country was in a while ago, but we cannot allow this issue to drop out of sight.
We were told that official investigations are now underway and we wish to express our confidence that these investigations will finally bring to light what happened in that barbaric attack in November last year and what has happened to the Portuguese children and, in the event that they are still alive, as their families believe, that they will be reunited with them.
I also ask for the support of the House on this point, which is of particular importance to the Portuguese public."@en1
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