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"Madam President, may the intentions and hopes of this resolution truly be realised so that we can see concrete action in Libya and from the European Parliament on the basis of what is stated in the resolution. It may perhaps also be appropriate to recall that the United States did not take the lead in this action – which I believe that we will also have to continue to be involved in – it was the EU that did that. It is perhaps also appropriate to recall that the EU, as several people here have already mentioned, was not united at the start. However, let us now show complete unity when it comes to helping to establish democracy in Libya.
We have learnt our lesson that there is no stability if there is no democracy. That is why it is so crucial now to emphasise in the constitution, as it has been said here, how important it is that the institutions are built on a democratic foundation. We can, of course, talk about the risks that the new Libya entails, but what choice did we have? I am sure that everyone agreed that Gaddafi had to go, and now we can feel satisfied that that has happened.
I also think that it is important to express a strong desire for relations with the countries of the EU not to be based primarily on oil contracts, but on lifting Libya into the democratic sphere. I very much like the expression used here by Mr Dowgielewicz, who spoke of ‘freedom without fear’. That is exactly what democracy is, and it is precisely what we want for the Libyan people."@en1
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