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Mr President, I should like first of all to express my satisfaction on this very informative report concerning the work of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which is very useful not only for us, but also for the interested agencies which somehow create relations between Europe and these countries.
As the members of the Assembly know and as noted in Mrs Flesch's report, my colleague Poul Nielson is actively involved in the work of this Assembly and the Commission services are trying in any way they can to support it with documents and information, while the experts in the standing committees are also now preparing the Assembly reports. Thus, I think that the Commission's genuine interest is clear, as is its close and efficient cooperation with the Joint Parliamentary Assembly.
I should like to mention three points. The first is that we absolutely welcome the setting up of these three standing committees following the approval of the new rules of procedure in 2003. Thanks to preparatory cooperation between these committees, the reports present a high degree of accuracy and the debates in plenary are much clearer, specific and detailed.
Secondly, I believe that the setting up of the Women's Forum is very important. This forum has provided the possibility for women's opinions to be heard and the possibility for mutual support. Thus, there is the possibility for the Assembly's proposals to be enriched with issues which relate to equality of the two sexes and the broader participation of women.
Finally, the Joint Parliamentary Assembly is a very important forum for political dialogue between MEPs and MPs from the ACP countries and, consequently, it is the Commission's duty to support this entire effort.
I should like to take advantage of the seventh plenary Assembly in Addis Ababa to inform you, even though you already know, that two of our colleagues, Pοul Nielson and Pascal Lamy, will be speaking, and I should like to express my best wishes for a successful Assembly."@en1
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