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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should just like to make two brief concluding remarks.
The European Union has very clearly held out the prospect of a Mediterranean partnership to Libya. We have put forward a number of objectives, some of which have already been achieved, such as the ending of the embargo, while others are still to happen, such as full adoption of the
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Bulgaria is about to sign the treaty of accession to the EU, and Libya is well aware that the case of the six Bulgarian nurses and the Palestinian doctor is politically highly sensitive in Europe. The Libyan authorities also know that the decision on whether it can join the Barcelona process will be made by unanimous vote at the forthcoming European Council, at which Bulgaria and Romania have the right to take part and to speak, even if they cannot vote.
Europe will continue to maintain direct contacts with Libya, including visits to the Benghazi families. I share the view of a number of Members that we must show our solidarity with the civilian population in Libya that has been hit by the AIDS infection. Our visits to the detained health workers will, of course, continue, and in this respect I hope that the Libyan Government will continue to authorise the prison visits without attaching any conditions.
Lastly, I can assure you that the Commission’s action plan will continue. We shall keep up our positive efforts with regard to Libya, which we consider an essential partner in the Mediterranean, and we shall work to improve the state of public services for the citizens – of which health is just one example – as a practical demonstration of how relations with Europe can be of real added value to Libya."@en1
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