Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-06-13-Speech-4-198"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-06-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Human rights2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020613.8.4-198"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-06-13-Speech-4-1992
lpv:speaker	lp:Jan Marinus Wiersma2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PETI (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Partij van de Arbeid (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2002-09-24)3
lpv:translated text	"Thank you, Mr President, I should like to fully endorse Mrs Schroedter's view. It appears that the brutality of the regime in Minsk knows no bounds, and the way in which they are now managing to close down the OSCE office in that city by no longer issuing visas to diplomats who work there, is in itself a disgrace which once again illustrates how poor the quality of democracy in that country is. It is also a rather personal matter to us because many in this House know the people who are now being ousted out of the country, if they have not been ousted already. Over the course of two elections, we have joined forces with the OSCE team in Minsk in a very pleasant and effective partnership. On two occasions, we, along with the OSCE, have had to conclude that the outcome of the elections was not legitimate, and this is the problem we are essentially faced with. Also, we have always said that the European Union and the OSCE should be pro-active in supporting civil society and the opposition. This is what Mr Lukashenko considers unacceptable and what he tries to avoid at all cost. This is also why we are calling on the European Union too to find out when the office will actually be closing down and whether we should also consider ceasing the TACIS activities because these have probably become ineffective, since they share the same objective as the work of the OSCE."@en1

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