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"Mr President, Baroness Ashton, I will, of course, once again start with football. It is difficult to sit and watch football matches while knowing that every day, dozens of people are being killed in Syria and that it is not just soldiers, but also civilians, including women and children. I think everybody here has now realised that President Assad long ago ceased to be the hope of Europe or America as regards improving the human rights situation or democratisation and economic development in Syria. We are all aware of the fact that President Assad is, quite simply, murdering his own people. I expect that we also realise – I think that this is something of which we are becoming increasingly aware – that the time may soon be upon us when the only solution will be military involvement. I am not talking about what kind of involvement, its scope or the when and how, but merely that it could happen. Naturally, the agreement of the UN would be required for this, and for this reason I would like to address a question to the High Representative: what are the possibilities for a change in the Russian and Chinese positions? I also have another question, as I believe that there is another country in this region which is extremely significant and interested in a positive resolution to the Syrian situation, namely Turkey. I would like to ask if the High Representative is undertaking consultations with the Turkish authorities on this issue?"@en1
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