Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-05-16-Speech-3-029"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-05-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in the Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010516.2.3-029"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-05-16-Speech-3-0302
lpv:speaker	lp:Gerard Collins2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I am deeply appalled by the latest, dangerous escalation of violence in the Middle East which must be ended. The question that really has to be answered is: who is going to broker an end to the violence in the Middle East? I certainly welcome the active role the High Representative of the EU for the common foreign and security policy is playing in the Middle East. I believe that the European Union can play a constructive role firstly in ending the violence in the Middle East and then putting in place structures whereby peace talks can recommence between the various factions. I condemn without reservation violence from whatever quarter. It is not only a question of seeking to prevent violence by different factions in the Middle East, it is primarily a question of guaranteeing that conditions can be improved in the hope that the violence ends and that negotiations can be reopened. A peaceful solution in the Middle East can be achieved. It was only last summer that the Israeli government and the Palestinian people were negotiating on what were bottom-line issues. While I am disappointed that the peace talks in America last year did not culminate in a final peace settlement, they were not a complete failure either. Issues, including the status of Jerusalem, the borders of the Palestinian State, the fate of Jewish settlements and the right of return of Palestinian refugees, were all being discussed between the two sides last year. If violence can be ended in the Middle East and the conditions for the reopening of negotiations can be secured, we can once again come to a situation whereby bottom-line issues can be discussed. The European Union has affirmed on a number of occasions the need to ensure that the security of the Israeli and Palestinian people, both collectively and individually, is always protected. In the overall context, securing peace in the Middle East is going to take time. The first step in the current peace process was taken when Israel and Egypt concluded the peace treaty at Camp David in 1979. It took another twelve years before a comprehensive peace process got under way at the Madrid Conference in October 1999, which enshrined the principle of exchanging land for peace. The permanent status negotiations resumed in September 1999. I would appeal to the key parties involved to strive in good faith to end the violence in the Middle East and to put in place a negotiated settlement, based on the principles of existing agreements."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Collins (UEN )."1

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