Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-06-18-Speech-3-065"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-06-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"el"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030618.6.3-065"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-06-18-Speech-3-0662
lpv:speaker	lp:Alexandros Alavanos2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport (2002-01-17--2004-04-14)3 member; EUL/NGL (1999-07-20--2004-04-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2002-02-07--2004-04-14)3 unknown; Synaspismos tis Aristeras kai tis Proodou (1999-07-20--2004-04-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-04-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, for Iran the concept of Europe was first formulated, in contradistinction to Asia, in the historic work of Herodotus, when he wrote about the Persians' attack on Europe, which was then the Greek city states. I think that it is a bit late for revenge and, if you think about it, we had our revenge under Alexander the Great. I am deeply concerned about the European Union's policy towards Iran. I am deeply concerned about the combination of these two decisions taken by the Council on Monday which, on the one hand, raise major questions about the application of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in Iran on the basis of its nuclear programme and, on the other hand, announce a general strategy which also ends in the possibility of using violence in the event that the principles governing the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are violated. I think that we are playing with fire. I think that we are laying a huge mine under the very efforts by Iranian students with whom, I think, most members sympathise, with the pretexts we are giving the conservative regime to crush their rebellion. I think that it needs a great deal of care on the part of the Council and on the part of Mr Solana and the Commission. To finish, I have two questions. The first is this: just as we are calling on Iran to reply timely, fully and adequately we want the government of the United States and the British Government to tell us if they found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, so that we do not wage wars for nothing. And the second question is this: Mr High Representative, these three days you will be in Greece, are you prepared to read Aeschylus' tragedy ‘The Persians’ in Spanish translation?"@en1

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