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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would just like to say a few words about the importance of this debate and, in particular, about the fact that it is quite appropriate that this House has once again expressed its concern about such a topical issue which has caused so much concern in the European Union. We believe that the action taken by the European Union on this matter and the attention it has paid to it are still very much an issue, and I can guarantee, on behalf of the Council – and, of course, also on behalf of the Commission, which has already adopted a very precise course of action for the forthcoming elections – that this matter will continue to feature on our agenda.
Furthermore, the Council will certainly consider the possibility of deploying the consultation mechanisms laid down in the Lomé Convention if the situation following the elections is less encouraging than we might hope. As you will be aware, this issue was examined at the informal meeting of Foreign Ministers held at the beginning of May. We shall be watching this issue closely in the General Affairs Council and we will, of course, pay considerable attention to the way the election campaign and the elections proceed. We hope that the Zimbabwean authorities realise that the way these elections are run will, of course, have a bearing on the credibility of the government itself in the eyes of the international community.
As Mr Ribeiro e Castro said, we feel that it is extremely important to monitor developments in this matter between now and the elections. We know that so far more than 20 people have been killed as a result of the violent situation over the last few weeks and we are also aware – and this is a very important point, bearing in mind what has been said about the effects of the situation on southern Africa – that an unstable situation in Zimbabwe could have the effect of dragging other parts of southern African into this affair, and that is an issue that should be of concern to us all."@en1
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