Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-02-26-Speech-4-024"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-02-26"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EU-Russia relations2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040226.1.4-024"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-02-26-Speech-4-0252
lpv:speaker	lp:Lennart Sacrédeus2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Kristdemokraterna (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; EPP-ED (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, I wish sincerely to thank the rapporteur, Mr Belder, for a very well written and politically well balanced report. The controlled democracy that characterises Russia is a source of great concern. We are all aware that democracy has not secured a foothold in Russia and that a climate of fear has been created in which people who express independent political views in relation to President Putin are exposed to threats. People with considerable financial power have, in particular, ended up in difficulties with the judicial system. I wish to emphasise that the administrative resources and control of the media were such that the parliamentary elections for the Duma on 17 December 2003 can scarcely be said to have complied with international standards. An independent judiciary is required if it is to be possible to refer to Russia as a fully-fledged democracy. At present, the prosecuting authorities have no independence from the executive. Russia must act internationally to close down its current military bases in Georgia and Moldova without delay. Russia must act constructively in the conflict in the South Caucasus, and I wish to issue a special appeal to the Russian Government to solve the protracted conflict between Turkey and Armenia and to promote reconciliation between the peoples of these countries. Turkey should also recognise the genocide to which the Armenian people was exposed between 1915 and 1918. Russia has a special responsibility for developments in Belarus, a new neighbour of the enlarged EU, which can scarcely be described as a democracy but, rather, as a country under the authoritarian control of President Alexander Lukashenko. Last of all, I want Russia to promote freedom of religion in a much more open and tolerant way."@en1

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