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"Mr President, I personally contributed to the resolution which we adopted today, and I naturally supported it. However, the reason why I want to explain my vote is that, in my view, we need to try in future to limit the number of resolutions which we adopt on some countries, especially Russia. We should focus on the way of working, which will allow us to have a more effective influence on the processes going on in Russia.
It is one of our most important partners. We would, of course, like to see more democracy and more respect for human rights. However, this comes about not only by adopting resolutions, but also through concrete action, with parliamentary diplomacy, which we could conduct more dynamically, along with more active contacts from the Commission and Council.
My advice to Russia’s leaders as a whole is for them to realise that creating administrative obstacles preventing the opposition from taking part in the elections is not a show of strength, but a show of weakness. I hope that they will quickly realise this and create the preconditions for truly democratic elections."@en1
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