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"Mr President, Mr Søvndal, Commissioner, opinions have been expressed in this debate concerning the need for a realistic policy towards Kazakhstan. I agree with this objective, although realism must not be allowed to mean acceptance for what was, unfortunately, a flagrant violation of human rights. Nowhere, and this includes Kazakhstan. At this point, I would like to welcome the decision of the Kazakh authorities which allowed Mr Kozlov to undergo an operation, and also for allowing him to be visited by his family and the EU Delegation. I also appreciate the fact that the draconian sentence handed down to Ms Sokolova has been changed. It is to be welcomed not only that she has been released from prison, but also that she has been allowed to continue her work as a lawyer. However, there are still too many other people being held in custody and awaiting trial. We insist that the authorities keep their word that these trials will be fair and just. I would like to come back to the question of a realistic policy again. Of course, we are aware that high standards of democracy are not achieved in a very short space of time; they are not achieved in a flash. However, to ensure that this process moves forward in Kazakhstan at a reasonable pace, the authorities there have to know that future EU-Kazakh relations, including economic relations and the benefits the Kazakhs expect to receive from the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, also depend on how quickly improvements are introduced in the field of human rights and political reforms in Kazakhstan."@en1
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