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"Madam President, I am speaking on behalf of the new Italian Socialist Party represented in this Chamber by myself and Mr De Michelis. The Caucasus is a region which, for geopolitical and economic reasons, runs the risk of being exploited. A region where different cultures and ethnic groups, Christians and Muslims, breathe the same air, with all the difficulties which that engenders.
Beslan, the ‘rose revolution’ in November 2003 and the troubles in Georgia this past summer are only the tip of the iceberg. We understand Russian concerns to defend national security and their own borders, and to combat terrorism. This, however, will not happen through arms and reprisals, and much less by neglecting peaceful and transparent dialogue with all the parties involved.
It is therefore important for the European Union to take prompt action to promote the reform of the legal, prison and taxation systems in order to combat corruption and enable the territory to be controlled effectively; to increase the resources available to the EU’s special representative in the Caucasus; to help to redefine the relationship between the centre and the regions, through the transfer of public assets from the centre to those areas that are most economically depressed and at the same time ethnically diverse, so as to prevent new centrifugal forces; to strengthen the role of civil society, particularly in the secessionist regions; and, finally, to use every possible means to prevent renewed military activity, in coordination with the OECD."@en1
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