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"Mr President, it is not only during the last four months with this second military conflict that we have discussed the problem of the Caucasian people and Russia. We have also done so frequently in the past. So far, we have not yet had any success in the present Russian military conflict against the Chechen people. There is still no peace in this region and, despite the fact that the European Parliament has always made its political views very clear, we have not yet been successful.
I think that new political opportunities have opened up for us in Russia following the elections to the Duma and the resignation of President Yeltsin. I think that, in addition to considering what sanctions are sensible, the European Parliament must also try to engage in political dialogue with Russia. The composition of the Duma is quite different from any time in the past and that gives us a chance to find political allies, bring this military conflict in Chechnya to an end through political means and finally allow peace to come to the region.
We all know that the problem of the Caucasian peoples will be far from resolved once the military conflict has come to an end. We shall then need political dialogue. We shall need political cooperation because this conflict did not come about today. Its roots lie in the history of the Caucasian people in and against Russia and against deportation and occupation by Russia. I think that it would be completely in keeping with the purpose of the European Parliament if we found allies for political dialogue once the military conflict has ended."@en1
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