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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I share Mr Michel’s sorrow concerning the deaths of the two African Union soldiers in Darfur. In my view this is another example of how we often concentrate on particular issues that we then abandon.
I must however say that I should also have liked to hear a mention of the movement in the past few days of thousands of people from sub-Saharan Africa, who encounter fences and barbed wire and often rubber or indeed real bullets, and of those who wander through the desert without food. In my opinion, the issue of immigration will have to be closely linked to the problems of development.
I regard the work carried out by the Commission, especially Mr Michel, as being of paramount importance. As Mr Zani has already emphasised, I think it is essential to achieve coordination of development policies, not only as far as Africa is concerned but also in general. That being so, I strongly believe that the Council, Parliament and the Commission must work in unison, since in reality – as Mr Zani has noted – it is very often the Member States that have the upper hand.
Given that the European Union is not the only major aid donor in Africa, the presence and the policies of such international institutions as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund should also be reinforced. Their decisions have considerable impact on the lives of indigenous peoples and on the Millennium Development Goals.
As we have seen, debt cancellation is essential, though for the debtor countries it has been in reality only a first step. We must therefore also ensure that, within the framework of this new policy, we strive for a different definition of debt sustainability. The financial requirements of African countries must also be taken into consideration as an essential element. As is pointed out in the document in question, it would also be opportune to involve civil society and national parliaments more closely in putting together the country strategy paper.
Mr Michel has mentioned peace, security and good government. The security issue must, however, be understood as pertaining to human security as well, not simply to the tragedies that have followed 11 September. Above all, I believe that our policies should consider a form of peace and security that, for example, accords with the definitions of official development assistance.
Very often we ourselves are responsible for the conflicts in Africa, above all bearing in mind that we continue to sell arms. This is therefore another area in which there must be very strict controls. Other Members have mentioned trade, which is certainly a fundamental instrument but which must not be confined solely to aid for trade: it must be equally fair to both parties."@en1
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