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"Mr President, the region of Kashmir is divided between three countries, India, Pakistan and China, even though this is an oft-forgotten fact. Earthquakes know no borders, however, and the recent disaster affected both India and Pakistan, uniting them in misfortune. The scale of the tragedy can be gauged from the fact that it claimed the lives of an entire generation. The majority of its victims were children and young people, and virtually no schools have remained standing.
The EU has a moral and political obligation to provide charitable assistance and to help reconstruct the region in the future. The USD 20 million donated by the World Bank, and the EU’s donation of less than EUR 4 million, represent only short-term aid for the victims of the disaster.
Thought should also be given to the more distant future, since the effects of this disaster will be felt for the next few decades. Our debate on this issue should act as a reference point for the Commission and the Council. I should like to conclude with one final observation. According to my calculations, the EU’s financial aid for the victims of the tragedy in Kashmir amounts to 16 times less than the aid that is to be granted to France following the riots there. I have to say that I find this truly absurd."@en1
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