Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-12-13-Speech-1-122"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-12-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Turkey's progress towards accession2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20041213.10.1-122"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-12-13-Speech-1-1232
lpv:speaker	lp:Ioannis Kasoulides2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, Mr Eurlings is to be congratulated on his report, which is a product of careful, hard and objective work. For many, for Turkey to open negotiations for membership means opportunities – opportunities for further democratisation of the country; opportunities for abolishing torture and other violations of human rights; for respecting the rights of religious and ethnic minorities within Turkey and for full respect of the identity rights of sectors of Turkish society, the Kurds and the Alawites. It would mean an opportunity for regional stability by changing attitudes and abandoning aggressive behaviour, so that problems like Cyprus and the Aegean can be resolved according to the European spirit of settlement of disputes and respect for international law, Security Council resolutions, the Law of the Sea, etc. As a Cypriot Member of this Parliament, and in spite of the invasion and continuous occupation of the northern part of my country by Turkey, I am prepared to go along with this opportunity and not oppose the opening of negotiations with Turkey. At the same time, I expect none of Turkey's obligations, and none of the problems, to be minimised, overlooked or swept under the carpet. There are enormous problems for Turkey to overcome and important obligations to fulfil. The EU must demand that Turkey acknowledge the Armenian genocide if historians are to be able to close this chapter of shame in the history of mankind. Nobody can turn a blind eye to the continuous military occupation of part of the territory of Cyprus. Turkey's obligation in the search for a settlement in Cyprus does not end with the referendum of last April. It has an obligation to ensure the gradual withdrawal of its troops and bring an immediate end to the creation of new in relation to private properties. It also has an obligation to recognise all 25 Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, when negotiating with them."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3 member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP-ED (2004-08-31--2007-07-22)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2004-09-20--2007-03-13)3,3 unknown; Dimokratikos Synagermos (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Kasoulides (PPE-DE )."1 "faits accomplis"1

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