Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-16-Speech-4-216"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sri Lanka2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060216.24.4-216"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-16-Speech-4-2172
lpv:speaker	lp:Tobias Pflüger2
lpv:spokenAs	member; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus (2004-07-20--2006-10-04)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2004-09-20--2007-03-13)3 member; SEDE (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2007-03-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, after years of civil war, and with tens of thousands having been killed, negotiations are again on the agenda in Sri Lanka, and the only thing we can say with any certainty is that there can be no military solution to this conflict; there can only be a political one. I am very glad to see that the Norwegian Government has taken the initiative in setting these negotiations in motion; it is very interesting that it should be Norway that does this and not the European Union. The fact is that there is a quite fundamental problem, in that these conversations cannot take place in a European Union context because of the EU’s so-called list of terrorist bodies, which includes the LTTE, so those in charge of the negotiations cannot even enter the EU. That goes to show just how absurd this list of terrorist bodies is, which I believe is very often used as a means of taking action against political undesirables. Let me make it quite plain that I am less than happy with the choice that we have taken not to vote today, since I do believe that that decision has been taken in response to political pressure. I would prefer it if we were to say loud and clear that we welcome these negotiations and express our desire for a real peace process in Sri Lanka."@en1

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