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dcterms:Date	"2006-02-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sri Lanka2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060216.24.4-213"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-16-Speech-4-2142
lpv:speaker	lp:James Nicholson2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, we very much welcome the negotiations to be held next week in Geneva between the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE. Three years have passed since the last talks and, for the sake of all the people of Sri Lanka, it is vitally important that violence should cease and that there should be real progress in the peace process. We do not believe that it would be helpful for this Parliament to express its views formally at this sensitive moment, so we have agreed with other political groups that there should be no resolution. Sri Lanka has suffered from an upsurge of violence since December 2005, which has claimed over 200 lives. Not surprisingly, there has been a breakdown in trust between the Government and the LTTE, which is impeding political progress and economic recovery. We note with concern that even the unarmed observers comprising the Sri Lankan monitoring mission have come under attack on many occasions during this period. Although the Sri Lankan Government has shown restraint in its response so far, both sides must refrain from acts of violence and dedicate themselves to the impending negotiations. For peace and stability to return to Sri Lanka, the Government and the LTTE must be prepared to make compromises. A useful confidence-building measure would be for both sides to cease the use of anti-personnel landmines and to assist in their removal. To this end, the Sri Lankan Government should set an example by signing the Ottawa Convention, and the LTTE should sign the Geneva Call Deed of Commitment. Such a gesture of good will would verify their commitment to peace and could lay the foundations for further mutually beneficial initiatives. The European Union and individual Member States can take action to facilitate the peace process. European countries should monitor the financial support provided by their Tamil communities to ensure that it is not being used by persons or for activities that undermine the already fragile ceasefire agreement."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2004-10-21--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2005-10-24--2007-03-13)3 substitute; PECH (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 quaestor; European Parliament (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3 unknown; Ulster Unionist Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Quaestors (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3 quaestor; Parliament's Bureau (2004-07-21--2007-01-15)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; AGRI (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"James Nicholson (PPE-DE ),"1 "author"1

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