Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-01-29-Speech-3-110"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-01-29"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Illegal exploitation of the wealth of the Democratic Republic of Congo2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030129.5.3-110"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-01-29-Speech-3-1112
lpv:speaker	lp:Johan Van Hecke2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Vlaamse liberalen en democraten (2003-01-27--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2003-01-13--2004-07-19)3 member; BUDG (2003-01-13--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-11-11--2004-07-19)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 member; ELDR (2002-09-18--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, my group has not added its signatures to the joint resolution. Of course we too agree that the illegal exploitation of the natural resources in Congo must be strongly condemned. Of course we too agree that people and companies who enrich themselves from war must be stopped and punished. We therefore welcome the fair analysis, the first in the hundred years since the plundering of Congo began. It is, therefore, quite simply a shame that the report is so sloppy and that it contains so many unfounded accusations and inaccuracies. This list of shame could have been an historic precedent, a warning to all leaders and business people who unscrupulously exploit the misery of millions for personal gain. Instead it has become a weak, contentious document based on rumours and war propaganda. Indeed, it has created an amalgam of illegal and illicit activities, and the persons and companies named in it were never heard, let alone given the opportunity to defend themselves. This is why the report was weighed and found wanting by the Security Council this week. The mandate of the experts was extended by six months. The Security Council is absolutely right to urge that all the named countries institute their own investigation on the basis of which legal action can be taken. We have submitted an amendment to this effect. Even more fundamental, however, is the question as to how illegal exploitation can be avoided and counteracted in the future; in other words, how a new stable and democratic order can be established in Congo that will ensure that the country’s resources are exploited in a controlled and sustainable manner in order to benefit the entire Congolese population. The United Nations bears a colossal responsibility for this. It is to be hoped that the Security Council will also search its conscience, review MONUC’s mandate, increase the number of troops and do everything necessary to speed up the application of the peace accords and the installation of new structures, so that in a few years’ time it will not be faced once more with the realisation that Congo is still being plundered."@en1

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