Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-10-21-Speech-2-328"

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dcterms:Date	"2008-10-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-Russia relations (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"bg"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20081021.39.2-328"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-10-21-Speech-2-3292
lpv:speaker	lp:Kristian Vigenin2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2007-07-02--2009-07-13)3 member; AFET (2007-06-06--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Platform European Socialists (2007-06-06--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ECON (2007-06-06--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2007-06-06--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; PES (2007-06-19--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the issue of relations with Russia is one that has often come up in this House, which in itself shows how important this issue is, not just for the institutions, but also for the citizens of the European Union. I welcome your approach, Commissioner, because we have to live in the real world, and because we have to be fully aware of the risks and negative consequences of open confrontation with Russia. We need to try and learn from every conflict situation, by converting them into a strength for the future. We do not underestimate the gravity of the military campaign in Georgia. Prevention is the only policy that could avoid similar developments occurring in neighbouring countries. Two months ago I asked Mr Solana whether he expected Russia to be more compliant and more ready to compromise after the war in Georgia, or whether it would continue to act in a more confrontational and cavalier fashion. Of course, he did not reply, but today I can conclude that the negative scenario is not going to happen. However, this is also largely up to us. I believe that the challenge facing us is how to build new, pragmatic relations with Russia without compromising the values on which our Union is based. It is therefore important that we have a clear strategy to guarantee that every step towards cooperation on economic, energy and foreign policy issues and on tackling any challenges will be followed by a step towards promoting human rights and democratic reform in Russia. In conclusion, I would like to point out that it is important to bring to the fore the issues that can engage Russia in implementing the policies that we have in common – I will not list all these issues here. I believe that the approach demonstrated so far by the Commission and the Council will be maintained and be successful. Thank you."@en1
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