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"en.20160412.49.2-1001-000"2
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"Madam President, I say to the Commissioner, there is much we can agree on in responding to this situation. It is tragic that a ceasefire which has lasted in general so well since the mid-1990s should fall apart so rapidly decades later. It reminds us, I hope, of the precariousness of peace and the horrors of conflict. And though maybe you and I disagree on the role that these institutions should play – maybe I see the United Nations as more important than the European Union – you are certainly correct in suggesting that it is our responsibility to do whatever we can.
All nations, and indeed the United Nations, must make urgent representations to ensure that basic things, such as civilians not being targeted, are respected. It is vital, too, that simple measures such as the repatriation of bodies actually happen, not because those things change anything of themselves but because they perhaps provide a focal point from which peace can build and a form of trust can be created.
There is a ray of hope that another precarious ceasefire has begun. Long may that last, and may it last much longer than the two decades of the previous ceasefire."@en1
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