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"Mr President, I am a strong supporter of transatlantic relations. The United States and Europe share the same traditional values, the same value base – and they unite us. Democracy, human rights, freedom of speech and the rule of law: these are worth adhering to. This also provides a natural basis for strengthening our partnership in the areas of both sustainable economic growth and employment, and ensuring, thereby, that our citizens can also derive sustainable material and financial wellbeing as a counterweight to these intellectual values.
I cannot agree with everything in this statement that has now been issued by the European Parliament in relation to this summit. Point 11, for example, in which the EU and the US are urged to push for a resumption of direct negotiations between Israel and Palestine in compliance with international law, is worthy of our support. I think, however, that we should not impose preconditions – as people are trying to here – regarding what form these talks should take and what limits should be set. Instead, the negotiators should be given the opportunity and the talks should be supported. In this respect, whenever peace talks are initiated, the basic approach should be that we show respect for the negotiators and support them, and not, as it were, dictate terms from Europe concerning how the talks should be managed and what outcomes there ought to be."@en1
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