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Mr President, I agree that we must strike the right balance, and we also have to address every question very clearly and frankly. The important thing is to have a frank dialogue and a dialogue on every question. That also means a dialogue on human rights questions and, for instance, on difficult issues like Chechnya. I must say that we have had this very clear and frank dialogue. President Putin himself has been very open. So, I see movement, although it is not yet sufficient or exactly what we want. We must continue in this direction.
This interdependence means that we must go further. For instance, on Chechnya, we have spoken clearly about the necessary political solution: there has to be territorial integrity but, at the same time, there must be some sort of autonomy for the people there and then there have to be free and fair elections.
We in the European Commission feel that we must do something for the population: not only provide humanitarian aid, but also assist in reconstruction. We are thinking of technical assistance, as I said: training for medical doctors and teachers in the EU Member States; scholarships for students; the provision of medical and teaching equipment. There must be job creation and new activities for the future generation. These are
concrete actions.
On the question of history, we know that there are still some very difficult, delicate issues between the Baltic States and Russia. It is really up to the historians to clarify the past so that our people can then reflect on the dark pages of European history. But our priority must be to look to the future and, in this regard, I repeat exactly what I said: we have to raise every question openly, whatever it may be.
On the Baku
Tbilisi
Ceyhan pipeline, I can only say that it has been inaugurated today with the strong support of the European Union.
Finally, we will go on taking implementing action and we will take your comments into account, including comments on the need to guarantee human rights, democracy and stability. However, at the same time, we must also look to Russia, our strategic partner, for solutions to problems in its neighbourhood and for solutions to problems with ourselves."@en1
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