Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-02-12-Speech-3-165"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-02-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Iraq2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030212.5.3-165"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-02-12-Speech-3-1662
lpv:speaker	lp:Antonios Trakatellis2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2000-04-10--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-03-07--2004-04-30)3 unknown; Nea Dimokratia (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the problem of Iraq is a Gordian knot which needs to be cut with the greatest possible consensus within the international community. Terrorism is a running sore, which may flare up if moves are made without the backing of the Security Council. This means that, first, Security Council Resolution 1441 on Iraq needs to be duly applied and I should like to take this opportunity to say that it would be a good day for the international community and the credibility of the United Nations if all its resolutions were applied. We all know that this international crisis has been provoked by Iraq’s failure to comply with the resolution in question. That is why Saddam Hussein, who has proven how dangerous he is in the past by freely using biological and chemical weapons, including against civilians, needs to cooperate with the international community and give the United Nations inspectors all the information they need on his weapons of mass destruction. In addition, Iraq is being governed as a dictatorship, with no respect for human rights or democracy. The European Parliament has led the way in the defence of human rights and fundamental freedoms and cannot therefore tolerate this situation. The second point I want to make is that we must first exhaust every peaceful and diplomatic means of getting Iraq to comply. International peace and security need to be safeguarded and action taken at international level must not undermine the credibility of the UN or the Security Council. Military action against Iraq must, of course, be the final solution and it must be sanctioned by the international community on the basis of the inspectors’ report. At the same time, the international crisis highlights the weakness of the European Union and I think that the Greek Presidency should not only call on the Fifteen to adopt a common position within the CFSP; any common position should, if possible, also include the candidate countries. There must be an end to action which polarises the international community and creates divisions, because the credibility of the Union and of the CFSP will be dealt a mortal blow unless a common line of approach is taken to the problem of Iraq."@en1

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