Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-24-Speech-3-188"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030924.3.3-188"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-24-Speech-3-1892
lpv:speaker	lp:Bas Belder2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; AFCO (2002-09-25--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the Member States of ASEAN, south-east Asia and the Republic of Korea (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 unknown; ChristenUnie - Staatkundig Gereformeerde Parti (2002-03-18--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the United States (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, on Saturday 6 September, Mahmud Abbas, having resigned as Palestinian Prime Minister, appeared before the Palestinian parliament to render an account of his brief term of office. He did so behind closed doors. What has since been made known of this closed meeting makes a mockery of any Palestinian implementation of the so-called roadmap. It is abundantly clear from Mr Abbas’ indictment that the person responsible for this is the President of the Palestinian Authority. Mahmud Abbas was, along with his Cabinet, committed to the reform of elementary policy areas such as the coordination of the Palestinian security services and the purely financial management of public funds, but to no avail. All these praiseworthy attempts eventually foundered on one person’s thirst for power, that person being ‘raïs’ Yasser Arafat. Hence Abbas’ lament: ‘A Palestinian minister does not even have anywhere near as much power as a deputy secretary elsewhere.’ How do we go on from here? Officially, the President of the Palestinian Authority is very much the relevant political interlocutor for the European institutions. Given the seriousness of Mahmud Abbas’ accusations, I am asking both the Council and Commission what they think the implications of this are. After all, ignoring this courageous, honest Palestinian self-criticism renders the roadmap to peace in the Middle East politically implausible – certainly when a new Palestinian Prime Minister has to operate from the same position of relative weakness as Mahmud Abbas."@en1

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