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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-07-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Syria (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120704.32.3-580-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-07-04-Speech-3-581-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Hélène Flautre2
lpv:spokenAs	chair; Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-17--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2009-09-17--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (2012-06-27--2014-06-30)3 member; LIBE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Europe Écologie (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; G/EFA (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Ms Schaake has raised a very relevant issue with the Presidency of the Council. I am sure its representative will endeavour to provide a response to it. The situation on the ground, as described, has peaked, reaching new levels of apocalyptic violence and horror – with 800 deaths last week. The Human Rights Watch report, systematic torture in one of the 27 detention centres and the witness reports given are quite unbearable. At the same time, for just over a week now, I think, we have seen fresh diplomatic initiatives which are maybe precursors of the wind of change needed to find a solution. I think, even so, that the meeting held in Geneva made a start – albeit limited and not totally satisfactorily – towards the proposal for a transitional government of national unity, obviously without Assad and his torturers, but including some among its numbers. This has two benefits. In this situation, just because we feel that a solution is possible does not necessarily mean there will be less violence on the ground. Quite the contrary. We could see an escalation of violence by the regime. From this point of view, this proposal both encourages the mass desertions seen among soldiers of the regular army but must also enable acceptance of members of the Assad regime and the Baath Party as part of this interim solution. As things stand, I believe that this is extremely important. I hope that this prospect, which was encouraged by the meeting of all the components of the Syrian opposition, by the Arab League this week, by the meetings of the Russian Foreign Minister with the Syrian opposition, marks a turning point in this situation which offers a glimmer of hope. Moreover, I think that the EU should fully exploit this glimmer of hope, especially at the meeting of the Friends of the Syrian people in Paris at the end of the week."@en1
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