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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the European Parliament for offering me the opportunity to take part in this debate on a possible resolution on the extradition of former President Fujimori to Peru.
Peru has been courageous in analysing the unprecedented situation of political violence that the country suffered between 1980 and 2000. The ‘National Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ was created during the time of the transitional government led by Valentín Paniagua and confirmed by President Toledo. The European Union and its institutions have supported the work of this commission from the outset, and this support takes the form, in particular, of financial support from the Community budget. The European Union and the European Parliament have demonstrated their support for the work of this commission and the implementation of its recommendations. The European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights currently supports that implementation through a programme that has just been established with the
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It is within this framework that Peru is currently preparing for the presidential elections of April 2006. The international community sees it as extremely important that these elections take place within a climate of transparency, stability and calm and that they represent progress in the process of democratic consolidation underway.
As you know, the European Union has made the defence of human rights and democracy the cornerstone of its foreign policy in general and of its policy on Latin America in particular. The fight against impunity is clearly an essential element of this.
The Commission congratulates the Chilean and Peruvian Governments on their cooperation in the arrest of Mr Fujimori by the Chilean authorities, and of course we would encourage the two governments to continue to cooperate in this manner.
Within this context, the Commission must express its confidence in the judicial systems of the two countries in question. The Commission is sure that Peru’s extradition request will be treated by Chile fully in accordance with the applicable legislation and that any solution will respect fundamental rights, entirely in accordance with international laws and standards."@en1
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"Defensoría del Pueblo"1
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