Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-01-Speech-3-182-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-02-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Iran and its nuclear programme (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120201.14.3-182-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-01-Speech-3-183-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Josef Weidenholzer2
lpv:spokenAs	member; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2011-12-14--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with Iran (2011-12-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (2011-12-01--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the Middle East is a crucial region for Europe and for the world as a whole. Decisions are being made here which will determine whether we have a peaceful future and a great deal is currently at stake. The current regime in Iran is doing everything it can to worsen the situation, including playing its game with nuclear weapons, threatening the existence of Israel and supporting terrorist activities in the region. The international community and the European Union have repeatedly warned Iran about this. The Iranian Government turned a deaf ear to these warnings and derided everyone who was working towards a diplomatic solution. Therefore, the EU sanctions are a logical next step. They are comprehensible and coherent, but we do need to continue our policy of bringing Iran to the negotiating table. This could be called a ‘carrot and stick’ policy. Obviously, it is the stick which is currently being used. However, we should be thinking already about making the carrot more visible. Most importantly, this would strengthen the opposition in Iran and put the regime under pressure from within. Against the background of a coherent, ongoing European policy, it is important for us to do everything we can to prevent the dispute from building up into a military conflict. There are enough historical examples of this happening on this continent. A war would have devastating consequences for the population of Iran, for the region and for Israel in particular. It would set the region back decades. For this reason, we must do everything possible to ensure that we do not become involved in a military conflict, because war is not the answer."@en1
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