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"(SV) Mr President, Madam Foreign Minister, it is shameful and deeply regrettable that now, just as so many other international problems begin to approach a solution, it has not yet been possible to treat the Kurdish question in a civilised way. It continues to be a bleeding wound in our continent. Despite international protests, including from this Chamber, the Turkish government continues not merely to refuse to recognise but also to systematically violate the basic rights of the Kurdish people. Thousands of people have been killed and maimed in the long years of this conflict.
The arrest and death sentence of the PKK leader Öçalan and the strong reactions caused by this have emphasised the need for a rapid solution. Both Turkey and the Kurds must demonstrate the will to sit down at the conference table and must, in a peaceful and democratic way, find a solution in order to end the suffering. Hopefully, the EU and the Finnish Presidency will be able to play an active role in this process.
It goes without saying that all Members of the Parliament distance themselves from Öçalan"s methods and actions. I, nevertheless, believe that we are all ready to declare that capital punishment will
bring the problem closer to a solution. Capital punishment can never be the answer to any problem.
We Liberals will never cease to condemn this barbaric act wherever it may occur. In those countries which have applied for membership of the Union and where capital punishment still exists we are currently witnessing how it is being abolished.
Since we hope that Turkey also will be welcomed to the European Union within the next few years, we appeal to Turkey not only to suspend Öçalan"s death sentence, but also to work towards the general abolition of capital punishment in Turkey.
To conclude, I would like to urge the Turkish government on behalf of the Liberal Group to go even further and to use this opportunity in order to take the initiative for negotiations and to implement those reforms which are necessary in order to guarantee the political, human and cultural rights of the Kurds."@en1
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