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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-04-21"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Pakistan2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040421.11.3-282"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-04-21-Speech-3-2832
lpv:speaker	lp:Per Gahrton2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Miljöpartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3,3 member; G/EFA (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3,3 substitute; Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (2002-01-17--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, the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance agrees in the main with Mr Cushnahan. Naturally, a balance has been struck, as Mr Brok said. Positive things too are happening in Pakistan, especially the peace talks with India, which are incredibly important and which should have our total support. Is it not a little odd that, whenever we strike balances like this, the commercial, trade-policy aspects almost always end up counting for more than the very clear human rights principles we have written into our agreements? What are we playing at, having human rights clauses in agreements with other countries if we always strike balances that end up with our not bothering about the human rights clauses but allowing other, mainly economic, interests to count for more? This leads to our undermining respect for our own high principles. It is that balance that makes us in the Greens/ALE Group think it obvious that we must say no to this agreement now. We hope that Pakistan will understand this signal and take measures that mean we can quite soon say yes instead of no. I should like to have said yes, but that is unfortunately impossible if we are to hold to our human rights principles."@en1

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