Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-05-Speech-4-045"

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dcterms:Date	"2000-10-05"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Welcome2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001005.4.4-045"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-05-Speech-4-0472
lpv:speaker	lp:David Martin2
lpv:spoken text	"It gives me great pleasure to welcome the President of the International Olympic Committee, Mr Juan Antonio Samaranch. The 27th Olympiad in Sydney, which has just ended, was regarded by everyone as a major success, attracting millions of spectators from all over the world. Mr Samaranch, we know you took up your post as IOC President in 1980, and since then, have introduced many important reforms. Sport should promote peace and human understanding, and I just want to mention a few important initiatives which have been taken under your presidency. Firstly, the integration of China into the Olympic Games; the institution of the Olympic truce; your insistence on participation in the games by all countries in the world, as well as from countries in conflict, a recent example of which is the participation of athletes from East Timor; the participation of women in the Olympic Games and in the different governing bodies has strengthened considerably under your presidency; and of course, the fact that the Olympic Games in Sydney were considered to have been drugs-free. Finally, I would like to mention the launch of the International Olympic Truce Centre in July 2000 in Athens which was created through a joint initiative of the International Olympic Committee and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a view to promoting the Olympic ideals. This centre is symbolically based in Greece where the first Olympics took place and where the next Olympic Games in 2004 will be held. Mr President, we are delighted to welcome you to the European Parliament and we hope you enjoy your visit."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3,3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (1999-09-14--2002-01-14)3,3 member; BUDG (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3,3 vice-president; Parliament's Bureau (1999-07-20--2002-01-14)3,3 vice-president; European Parliament (1999-07-20--2002-01-14)3,3 unknown; Labour Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 member_of_the_bureau; PES (2000-03-08--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(Applause)"1 "President."1

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