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"en.20060615.30.4-205"2
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"Mr President, Syria has in recent years been set on a course of democratic reform, especially after the accession to power of President Bashar Al-Assad. Unfortunately, progress has been disappointingly slow, mainly because the emergency laws, introduced under exceptional circumstances 43 years ago, are still in operation today. Regrettably, in the past few months in particular, numerous violations of human rights against politicians, lawyers, writers and other civilians have been reported and confirmed by independent agencies such as Amnesty International. Some, but not all, of those incidents are listed in the motion for a resolution.
We hope and expect that the Syrian Government will take immediate and decisive steps to remedy the human rights situation. Ratification, without further delay, of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment would certainly be a step in the right direction. As, of course, would the immediate release from custody and cessation of harassment of human rights activists living and working in Syria.
Syria and the EU have many political, economic and cultural ties and it is our firm wish and honest desire that such ties be strengthened in the future. To this end, an association agreement between the EU and Syria is currently waiting to be signed. We are optimistically confident that the Syrian authorities will note the concerns expressed in this motion for a resolution with due seriousness and that they will view the necessity of enhancing respect for human rights in their country with the importance it so rightly deserves. Furthermore, that they will accordingly abide by the international principles of respect for human rights diligently and responsibly."@en1
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