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"Presidents of the European institutions, ladies and gentlemen, we must first of all express our support for the intense activity that the European Union has been undertaking, together with the United States, Russia and the United Nations, to prevent a war between India and Pakistan.
I had the opportunity to visit the region a few weeks ago and, from the meetings I held with the parties involved, in my capacity as President of Parliament’s Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia, I can confirm that, beyond the palpable tensions, there is also a genuine desire for peace. It is true that these two great countries have already gone to war with each other three times: twice over Kashmir and once over Bangladesh. Now, however, what we would have is not just another war, if I may put it that way, because both countries now have nuclear weapons and the ability to move them around. As Mr Ramón de Miguel stressed, the possibility of escalation can never be excluded in a military conflict.
We have, therefore, been greatly encouraged by some positive developments that have taken place in recent days. On the one hand, we have the commitment given by the President of Pakistan to stop the infiltration across the line of control in Kashmir; on the other, there is India’s decision to reopen its airspace to Pakistani civil aviation, to re-establish diplomatic representation and to withdraw its battleships from the Gulf of Oman. This Monday’s news from the United States, however, linking the terrorist who was planning to manufacture a nuclear bomb with connections in Pakistan, means that we must remain extremely vigilant towards developments in that region.
The world can only gain from having a European Union that is more active on the international stage. In order for this to happen, however, we must, specifically, improve the coordination of our efforts in external policy and defence, and make real progress towards having a common diplomatic service. This is the only way in which the European Union will be genuinely able to bring its influence to bear in conflict prevention."@en1
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