Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-08-Speech-2-183"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-03-08"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Situation in Lebanon2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050308.21.2-183"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-03-08-Speech-2-1842
lpv:speaker	lp:Eoin Ryan2
lpv:spoken text	". Mr President, once again the eyes of the world are on the Middle East. Elections have been held in Iraq, but there is ongoing disorder and widespread killings are taking place. Israeli and Palestinian leaders have met and this can be seen as a first step on the long road to peace and reconciliation between the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. Now the focus is on Lebanon and Syria. The catalyst for this political uncertainty was undoubtedly the killing of the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. The Lebanese Government has since resigned. We all know of the tragic civil war that engulfed Lebanon between 1975 and 1990. We all know that the Taif Accord, designed to bring about peace in that region, is in place. However, the bottom line is that there are still 15 000 Syrian troops in Lebanon. While I recognise that this is substantially less than the 40 000 that were there until the late 1990s, the Lebanese people clearly want the Syrian troops out of their country. That is why I welcome the recent statement by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He signalled that Syrian troops would withdraw from Lebanon. The sooner that is done the better. President Bashar al-Assad specifically recognised that Syria would not stay in Lebanon once the Lebanese people did not want them there. We all know what the answer to that is, so the Syrian troops must be swiftly withdrawn. I concur with the previous speaker’s comments about groups already beginning to work inside Lebanon to destabilise the country yet again. In the broader political field, the European Union and Syria have yet to agree on a new EU-Syria economic association agreement. I believe that securing agreement for such a new arrangement would help to improve relations between the European Union and the Syrian people. The implementation of such a treaty is long overdue. I urge the Council presidency to work towards finalising this arrangement as quickly as possible."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; DEVE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 member; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3,3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3,3 member; UEN (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3,3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Ryan,"1 "on behalf of the UEN Group"1

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