Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-05-12-Speech-4-326-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-05-12"^^xsd:date2
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lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-05-12-Speech-4-327-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Seán Kelly2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, the situation in Azerbaijan is very disappointing. Here is a country that has not really moved forward in terms of political rights since the break-up of the Soviet Union. There are just too many examples of lack of freedom – freedom of speech and freedom of the press, which are fundamental to any properly functioning democracy – as well as evidence of the torture of prisoners, court cases where illegally acquired evidence is always admitted, and so on. Because we have a close relationship with this country, we certainly have to engage in dialogue, but my position is closer to Mr Watson’s thinking: that we need to take a tough hand as well, because if you go ‘softly, softly’ on a continuous basis, you will get nowhere. So I would hope, yes, for dialogue and, yes, for engagement, but we have to up the ante in terms of making demands for freedom: freedom of expression, freedom of speech and, above all, freedom of the press."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; REGI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; CULT (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Fine Gael Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Canada (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Seán Kelly (PPE )."1
lpv:videoURI	<go to Events_and_structure europarl>2

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