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"Mr President, although the whole of Latin America suffers from inequalities which ultimately lead to violence, Colombia is where these tragic dynamics are manifested in their crudest and most dramatic form. Indeed, as a doctor and teacher of medicine, I can tell you that a branch of epidemiology known as the ‘epidemiology of violence’ has come into being in Colombia.
The European Union has made conflict prevention and the peaceful and negotiated resolution of conflicts a fundamental principle of its international role. Plan Colombia, drawn up between the United States and President Pastrana with no involvement by the Colombian Congress, is diametrically opposed to that principle. Consequently, I returned yesterday from the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre bearing a specific undertaking I am prepared to defend in this House. A group of parliamentarians drawn from Latin America, Europe and other parts of the world gave this undertaking to make it quite clear that we should say no to Plan Colombia and yes to a negotiated and peaceful solution to the conflict.
Herein lies the difference between the European Union and others who have intervened. Arguably, the best way to combat drug trafficking is to dismantle the international networks for the distribution and laundering of dirty money. The best solution to violence is to persevere with peaceful efforts to achieve democracy, negotiating with and dismantling the paramilitary networks linked to the army and to the state apparatus. The best solution to poverty and inequality is to push ahead with social reform to ensure rights for all. The opportunity before us is there for all to see."@en1
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