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"Madam President, firstly I would like to say that, out of self-respect, we should not create false arguments amongst ourselves. Human rights should not only be defended when we come here, but they should be defended constantly. I believe we are all united in this fight. There are no substantial differences between us.
It would have been a good thing if, in the past, when the Socialist Group proposed an urgent debate on the situation in Tunisia, we could have counted on the votes of those people who are protesting today, because we have not managed to have that urgency approved. However, I would like to remind you – I was the first speaker at the last Brussels part-session and I asked you, Madam President, on behalf of all of us, to write to President Ben Ali of Tunisia – that what we have to do now is wait for the President of Tunisia to reply to you in your capacity as leader of this Parliament.
Secondly, I would like to point out that the matter of our relations with Tunisia does not end with an urgent debate. It is a much more important and substantial issue and my Group has agreed today to present an oral question to the Commission and the Council in order that we may hold a full debate on this issue. I believe that if Mr Cohn-Bendit, for example, wishes for a full debate on this question, he should support our proposal so that we can include it in the next agenda."@en1
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