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"Mr President, Mr Jouyet, Mrs Ferrero-Waldner, ladies and gentlemen, there is no denying that relations with Russia have changed recently. Let me add that isolating Russia is not, in my view, an option. At the same time, it is difficult to talk about a partnership if the Member States have such a high level of distrust towards Russia.
What I, as chairman of the delegation for relations with Russia, do think, though, is that we should keep the dialogue on track. This is what the Council and Commission are doing, and this is also what we as Parliament should be doing. In fact, this has been the topic of a very heated discussion in our Russia Delegation, in connection with the Moscow visit we have planned for the end of this week. The outcome of this discussion was that we should continue the dialogue, but that we should tell our partners that it is not business as usual. We must be frank in sharing this and try to engage in constructive consultation.
We expect a great deal more from Russia. The withdrawal of the troops from the buffer zone was only a first step. Tension can only ease if the number of troops in Abkhazia and South Ossetia is reduced or if these soldiers are withdrawn altogether. Although this is not set out word for word in the agreements, it does fit in with the spirit of the agreements, and I should like to hear Mr Jouyet’s opinion on this.
The EU, and particularly the Presidency, has in recent months been incredibly explicit and decisive. This, in my view, is something that must be sustained.
I am left with three questions. First of all, with regard to the run-up to the summit: which specific signals and steps do you deem necessary in order to resume negotiations? Secondly, how will you involve Parliament in this? Thirdly, I should like to put to you the following. Russia is not taking part in the Treaty on cluster bombs that is being signed in Oslo. It now transpires that the Dutch journalist was killed by a Russian cluster bomb. How, Mrs Ferrero-Waldner, can we involve Russia in this new Treaty that is being signed in Oslo after all?"@en1
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