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"Mr President, the first part of our resolutions generally comprises a list of old resolutions or international conventions. On this occasion, however, the contents of this list are very important. The first document cited is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, which we should always use as a guide; Article 2 of the EU-Egypt Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement, which is still to be ratified, is also cited. When this document is ratified, we will probably have to maintain some influence over the handling of the case in question. The same applies to section 6 of last year’s resolution, which clearly expresses our feelings on the matter and demands that the Egyptian authorities free those persons who were then imprisoned. There is also the analysis of Egyptian legislation, which shows that homosexuality is not a crime there.
In accordance with all these considerations, we agree with what the resolution says, in other words, account must be taken of these rights: the right to freedom of thought, conscience, religion, sexual inclination, the right to privacy and equality before the Law.
Mr President, in Europe, over the past few days, large, so-called “gay pride” demonstrations have been held. In my country, specifically in Madrid, 250 000 people demonstrated peacefully in an enthusiastic, tolerant demonstration that is worthy of praise. We must therefore, in a way that expresses our utmost respect, convey this sentiment and the rights of these people to the Egyptian authorities.."@en1
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