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"Madam President, I shall be brief because I believe that we are all in agreement about what is to be done and said about Georgia and about the countries neighbouring our enlarged Europe. I should like to emphasise three points that, in my opinion, are significant and important. Political reforms are needed, and we need to support these. We also need to cooperate with these countries concerning economic reforms, particularly in Georgia. Finally, we need to help them resolve regional problems.
I should like, however, to emphasise two other points in particular: first of all, relations with Russia, as several of you mentioned. I can tell you that the issue of relations with the countries of the region is raised at all the meetings we have with our Russian friends, and at all levels; with President Putin, Minister Ivanov and everyone. I can tell you that, at the meetings in New York, we talked in depth with our Russian friends and examined from all angles and in all ways the issue of the countries bordering upon Russia and the enlarged Europe.
I should also like to emphasise the role of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which no one has mentioned. The OSCE is the organisation that is qualified to manage the issues between these regions and that also has responsibility for implementing the commitments of the Istanbul declaration concerning the withdrawal of Russian troops from Georgia in particular. My friend Mr Wiersma talked about this.
That being the case, I can tell you that we are all in agreement as to the need to cooperate with these countries and to provide them with all the political and economic aid they need. These countries, with their European values, belong in Europe. For the time being, however, we must continue to operate within the framework of the neighbourhood policy and continue to make use of all the opportunities afforded to us by this mechanism."@en1
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