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"I voted in favour of this very important resolution on the situation in Syria. We, Members of the European Parliament, deplore in the strongest terms the fact that Russia and China have exercised their veto in the UN Security Council to block the draft resolution on Syria, thus voting against the peaceful transition proposal by the Arab League, which was perceived by the Assad regime as a licence to intensify the means of repression on the ground, using heavy weapons and indiscriminate force against unarmed civilians. It is regrettable that once again, the EU has missed the opportunity for a more coordinated and effective response by the Member States. Moreover, EU action has not been able to stop the violence or overcome the veto of Russia and China in the UN. I support the idea that EU governments should increase their pressure on Russia and China and regret the fact that this was not possible during the EU-China Summit. We cannot remain calm observers in the face of a massacre on this scale, tantamount to a crime against humanity."@en1
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