Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-02-15-Speech-3-437-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-02-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Syria (debate)2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120215.22.3-437-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-02-15-Speech-3-438-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Ioannis Kasoulides2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Democratic Rally (2009-07-14--2013-02-28)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2009-09-16--2013-02-28)3 member; AFET (2012-01-19--2013-02-28)3 vice-chair; EPP (2012-02-03--2013-02-28)3 substitute; INTA (2012-01-19--2013-02-28)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2009-09-16--2013-02-28)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2013-02-28)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, the regrettable failure of the Security Council to condemn the Assad regime because of the Russian and Chinese veto was perceived on the ground as a licence to use heavy weapons indiscriminately, leaving many civilians, including women and children, dead or wounded. The Russians wanted to put the oppressed and the oppressors on an equal footing, condemning both in order – as Mr Lavrov explained – to avoid civil war. The Russian veto is achieving just that. Desperate oppressed people take desperate measures to defend themselves and the country, due to deficiencies of the international community, is heading towards civil war. Iran’s support of the Assad regime has an explanation. Through this regime, they can manipulate Hezbollah and Hamas in order to destabilise the region. But the Russian position is perplexing. Let us hope that this is a temporary stance in order to boost the Putin candidacy, using it as domestic bravado for domestic consumption. The EU’s position is a position of principle. We remain faithful to the policy of support for democracy, human rights and to the humanitarian concern about indiscriminate lethal force aimed at unarmed civilians. Our position is the same as with all other Arab Spring countries: we have no hidden agenda, but we cannot remain idle in the face of a massacre of such scale which is tantamount to a crime against humanity. The EU is correctly following and supporting the Arab League’s initiatives and its plan for a political and peaceful transition and for UN-Arab League cooperation on the ground. We commend the High Representative’s statement for further sanctions and restrictive measures to be introduced and her intentions to get together with all the other international actors concerned for concerted action to end this intolerable repression. No regime which turns its military might against its own people has survived, and nor will this one."@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Ioannis Kasoulides (PPE )."1
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