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"Mr President, although it is the total horror, the complete and utter condemnation of the mad events in Beslan, that unites us all, I would urge you not to narrow the facts in Beslan and Chechnya down to a simplistic analysis of the fight against international terrorism. There is a great deal more going on. In Chechnya, a messy war is being fought. Just read the reports by Amnesty International, or the report by our
committee, of which I too was a member and to which Mr Paasilinna referred, or just look at what is happening in Chechnya. A military solution is not possible. What we need to establish is dialogue, a dialogue that should involve all parties, all parties within Chechnya, not only the clan around Mr Kadirov, but all clans in Chechnya, a dialogue including the rebels. Mrs Thatcher once stated that she would never talk with terrorists, and yet it is thanks to Mr John Hume that the British and Irish Governments sat around the negotiating table, along with the IRA and the Protestant terrorist gangs. This proved to be the solution for peace in Ireland, and this is also the solution for peace in Chechnya. They should enter into talks with all parties, and Europe should play an important role in this, just as the United States did in Northern Ireland. We must try to unite the parties and try to persuade them to work together. That is what the Chechens are asking us, because the Chechens essentially want peace."@en1
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