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"Your Majesty, it is a great honour and a pleasure for us to welcome you to the European Parliament today.
We recognise the contribution which Your Majesty and Jordan are making to the search for peace and reconciliation.
We thank you for honouring our House with your visit.
It gives me great pleasure to invite you to address the European Parliament.
I should also like to welcome Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, who joins us in the official gallery. You are most welcome, Your Majesty.
Your presence here today continues a tradition initiated by your respected father, King Hussein, who addressed this Assembly in 1983 and again in 1991. We believe your visit underlines the new phase which has commenced in Jordanian-EU relations since the Association Agreement approved by Parliament some years ago entered into force on 1 May this year. Your visit also reinforces the role of Jordan in Europe's Barcelona Process and Euro-Mediterranean dialogue.
Your Majesty, since you succeeded your most respected father, King Hussein, to the throne of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in 1999 you have worked to build on his achievements to improve the life of your people by instituting a broad programme of economic, legislative and social reform through an ambitious five-year development plan. This plan, which focuses on the upgrading of public and social services and the speeding up of economic reform, has the support of this House. We welcome in particular your strong commitment to guaranteeing a full role for women in your society.
The European Union and the European Parliament will assist Jordan in these priority areas. We put special emphasis on strengthening political pluralism, civil society, the rule of law and human rights, priorities which we know you so earnestly share.
In 1994, your father had the courage to sign a peace agreement with Israel. Now you play an important role in trying to extend this peace to the entire region, a role respected and highly valued in this House.
On many occasions, the European Parliament has called for the creation of a Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel. Both peoples must be able to live in peace and security. Families must be able to raise their children in societies free from hatred, violence, bloodshed and fear. The European Parliament strongly believes that the path to peace will not be found in terrorism, assassinations or violence and cannot be founded on force."@en1
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