Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-11-20-Speech-3-223"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-11-20"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Outcome of EU-Russia summit2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021120.5.3-223"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-11-20-Speech-3-2242
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-09-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the partnership with the Russian Federation is placing heavy responsibilities on the EU. How to deal with the ambivalence of Moscow’s policy? This ambivalence is manifesting itself in openness to the outside world and growing uncommunicativeness at home. Putin’s paradox can, harrowingly enough, be tellingly illustrated by the Chechen tragedy. The just war on terrorists is combined here with the dreadful disenfranchisement of an entire population group, including the muzzling of its own media on the subject. What can the EU do about this constant mutual bloodletting on Russian territory? Little more, but also certainly no less than always having the Chechnya question on the agenda in the consultation with Russia. I was therefore pleased to hear the statement by Commissioner Patten of Tuesday 12 November. He said that the Danish Presidency had raised the situation in Chechnya both fully and forcefully at the summit with Russia. In this context I would ask Council and Commission to offer political backing to the OSCE mission in Chechnya. I wish Council and Commission persistence in the search for a well nigh impossible political settlement between Russians and Chechens. At the same time the EU must be candid in raising with the Kremlin other evil manifestations of Putin’s political system of a 'guided democracy'. The list of Russian taboo topics of parliamentarian Yavlinsky can provide good service in this regard. Think for example of the attempts of the powers that be to silence agreeable politicians and other citizens or of corruption in the upper reaches of power. Finally, I would like to stand up for full respect on the part of the EU for Lithuania’s sovereignty in the transit agreement concluded for Kaliningrad and the Russian Federation. Serious doubts about this have arisen on the Lithuanian side. I spent last week with an EP delegation in the United States. I took soundings in the press where I heard very many concerns from Lithuania about this settlement. Council and Commission, are these serious doubts on the part of Lithuania justified?"@en1

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