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"Mr President, I believe, in principle, that cluster munitions must be banned, not because this would be beneficial during conflict, but because they provide a source for illegal post-conflict arms trafficking.
In my view, which goes beyond the position of my country Romania, which, as Ms Băsescu said, has not signed this convention, the Ottawa Convention must be ratified by all European states. This is a ratification in principle, because this process of giving up cluster munitions and replacing them with weapons which may be less harmful – if you can say that a weapon used in war can be less harmful – must be undertaken.
However, we too believe that this recommendation is only enough to give the negotiations taking place under the aegis of the UN a boost. In light of this, I decided to abstain from voting on this resolution."@en1
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