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Mr President, we need to remain engaged with the Uzbek authorities if we are to seek reforms in the areas of human rights and democracy. The Commission also remains active in the humanitarian situation. We are in close contact with the UNHCR in order to have an assessment of the situation with those who have fled to the border area. ECHO is monitoring the situation on the ground and, should the need arise, the Commission would be able to quickly mobilise humanitarian assistance.
As I said in my introductory remarks, we believe that we must remain engaged with TACIS programmes, which deal essentially with democratic and economic reforms, these being at the root of the problems that have arisen. The Commission has already allocated EUR 3 million of assistance to the Uzbek enclaves in Kyrgyz territory for poverty reduction, cross-border cooperation and avoidance of an escalation of tension in this volatile area.
We will keep up the pressure on the Uzbek authorities to institute necessary reforms and establish a democratic society. We will continue to call for an international inquiry into recent events and to press President Karimov to reconsider his position.
On the issue of the partnership and cooperation agreement, it is our belief that any suspension of this agreement would only serve to cut off the institutional contacts with the authorities.
Whilst we are convinced of the need to keep up the pressure on the Uzbek authorities to allow an international investigation and to take real and concrete action in the field of human rights and democracy, we believe that we must remain engaged in a channel of communication in order to remedy the situation effectively."@en1
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