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"en.20010404.7.3-202"2
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"The Council agrees with the honourable Member that the situation regarding women’s human rights in Saudi Arabia is far from satisfactory. The European Union is addressing issues of human rights, including the position of women, with Saudi Arabia and other Member States of the Gulf States Cooperation Council within the framework of meetings at all levels between the EU and the GCC.
When, in 2000, Saudi Arabia took over the presidency of the GCC, two such meetings were held at ministerial level: one in the common EU-GCC council and another in conjunction with the UN’s General Assembly in September. Human rights were also discussed at the meeting between the European Union and the GCC’s regional heads in Brussels on 23 March.
The EU will continue to emphasise to GCC members the necessity of improving the human rights situation in their countries and will continue to cooperate with the UN and international human rights organisations. The EU will also follow up the issue of a more vigorous dialogue on human rights.
The Council would nonetheless remind you that there are no agreements or any separate political dialogue between the European Union and Saudi Arabia. The EU and the GCC are at present negotiating a free-trade agreement. In accordance with the European Union’s policy of incorporating the issue of human rights into agreements with third countries, respect for human rights will constitute an essential component of such an agreement."@en1
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