Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2004-03-30-Speech-2-200"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Joint initiative for peace, stability and democracy throughout the Middle East2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040330.5.2-200"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-30-Speech-2-2012
lpv:speaker	lp:Roche2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, I will be very brief. I should like to thank the Members who have participated. This has been a useful discussion, and it has also made clear that there exists a fundamental consensus amongst us on the need for the European Union to exert maximum effort on the issues that have been raised. We all agree that the European Union needs to raise the level of its engagement within the region. I agree particularly with Members as to the importance of intensive consultation with the countries involved in the region. The drive and the initiative to address these challenges and to implement the necessary reforms must come from the region itself. It is easy to be in despair when you see, as we have seen, horror heaped on horror, misery on top of misery. However, the reality is that the Union must be involved in pushing forward where it can to try and create at least a space in which peace can be created. The Union must work in partnership with the region to this end, to help to meet all of these challenges. A lasting and comprehensive settlement is set out in the roadmap, and the roadmap is the only way forward. It was mentioned that the suspension of the Association Agreement is a way forward in the region. I think that discussion and pressure would produce some progress. In the interim report on the strategic partnership endorsed by the Council last week, the European Union has established a set of guiding principles for its engagement in the region. The presidency is committed to developing the strategic partnership on the basis of partnership and dialogue with all the countries in the region. Once again, I should like to thank Members for their thoughtful and incisive contributions."@en1
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