Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-29-Speech-3-069"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Iraq2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030129.2.3-069"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-29-Speech-3-0712
lpv:speaker	lp:Nelly Maes2
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; G/EFA (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 unknown; België Spirit (2002-01-08--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Slovak Republic Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-04-30)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"The European Parliament must speak out clearly against war as a means of disarming Iraq, because the vast majority of our citizens is against it. The UN has shown the way: by forcing disarmament through inspections and demanding answers to the inspectors’ questions. All further action must take place within the framework of the UN. Human rights remain a dead letter in other countries as well; other countries also have weapons of mass destruction – Iran, Pakistan, North Korea and India for example. It is inconceivable that a superpower would be able to unilaterally solve the problem by military means. The fact that Iraq has been weakened by the Gulf War ten years ago and has oil wells does not justify making an exception to this. There are many other problems waiting to be resolved, such as the Palestine issue, the Middle East, Kashmir and so on. It is not only the Kurds in Iraq who are waiting for recognition of their rights as a people, but also those in Syria, Turkey and Iran. The pressure on Saddam must be maintained until the regime falls or conforms with the international rule of law. Arming a dictator, as the Russians and the Americans but also the British, French and Germans did with Saddam during his war with Iran, is costly in the long term. The road to a durable peace must be coupled with disarmament and development. The oil in Iraq changes nothing."@en1

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