Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-08-Speech-2-188"
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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I admit that it is still somewhat premature to say that a wave of democracy is flooding across the Middle East, but still, we have had successful elections in Iraq and in the Palestinian regions, local elections in Saudi Arabia, less pre-arranged presidential elections in Egypt, the high point being a Lebanese Government that is forced to step down at the request of its people. This population is openly using the same means which the Ukrainian people in Kiev had at their disposal to make their displeasure known. The cedar revolution was also orange.
For the first time, there is good news from that region, because it is good news that Syria is finally withdrawing its troops from Lebanon. It would be even better if this could be done more quickly and if Hezbollah were to give up its armed protest against the State of Israel and were to invest its energy in strengthening the Lebanese democracy by peaceful means. What Europe can do, apart from expressing its appreciation for the courage displayed by the Lebanese people, is to refrain from concluding an association agreement with Syria until such time as withdrawal is complete and its support for Hezbollah has come to an end."@en1
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