Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-11-30-Speech-3-103"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2005-11-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Olympic truce - Development and sport2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20051130.12.3-103"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-11-30-Speech-3-1042
lpv:speaker	lp:Maria Badia i Cutchet2
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya (2004-09-03--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2004-10-13--2007-03-13)3 substitute; BUDG (2004-07-21--2006-05-14)3 member; CULT (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, as has already been said, the tradition of the Olympic truce was established in Ancient Greece in the ninth century BC. During that period, athletes, artists and their families, as well as pilgrims, could travel safely to participate in the Games and return to their homes unharmed. Today, the proliferation of armed conflicts is a reality; the International Olympic Committee decided, quite rightly, to restore this notion from the Ancient World in order to protect the interests of the athletes and of sport in general, thereby contributing to the creation of a window of opportunity for dialogue, reconciliation and peace through sport. As a Catalan, I must tell you that I am very proud that it was in 1992, on the occasion of the Barcelona Olympics, that the then Mayor of Barcelona, Pascual Maragall, called upon the United Nations to restore the tradition of the Olympic truce and to negotiate a ceasefire in the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was not possible to stop the war in the Balkans, but it did ensure that its athletes could take part in those Games. We must remind the international community of the importance of complying with this truce and appeal to the conscience and commitment of the governments to peace, mobilising young people in favour of Olympic ideals and taking advantage of the Games to make it possible to establish contacts between communities in conflict. Finally, I support the present resolution in the hope that the 20th Winter Olympics will promote respect for and the continuity of the Olympic truce, which is beneficial to peace, sport and human and cultural exchanges at world level."@en1

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