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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Europe and Asia2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020904.5.3-140"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-09-04-Speech-3-1412
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (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
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I can hardly conceive of a region that would be more difficult to draft a policy strategy for than Asia. It is a powder keg from a security point of view, a baby elephant economically speaking and mainly a source of concern from the point of view of human rights. What is the European Union to do with this region? Mr Maaten's report contains many valuable building blocks for a coherent vision. These are of such high quality that I will support the report, even though I do not see eye to eye with the rapporteur on all scores. I should like to raise two points. I will start on a critical note. The report says a great deal about the role that the European Union should play in all kinds of conflicts in the region, but nothing about the relationship with the United States. According to Paragraph 14, the European Union is to point out to the East that Europe has a role of its own, independent of that of America. This is not terribly realistic, for, as is also recognised in Paragraph 14, the EU does not yet have an effective foreign policy and certainly not an effective security policy. I am therefore noting, without any perverse delight, that if Europe is to play any role whatsoever in conflicts of this kind, the EU will inevitably need to work more closely with the United States. After all, not only does the US's military presence guarantee stability, it also adds political weight to the region. The lack of this notion in the report is an oversight, in my view. Secondly, along with the rapporteur, I should like to underline the importance of the principles of the rule of law and respect for human rights. Our relations with, for example, China, Indonesia, Burma and Vietnam should be subject to compliance with these fundamental principles. I completely agree with the rapporteur that the only true basis for economic and social progress in the region is to respect human rights and the rule of law."@en1

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