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"en.20060904.17.1-046"2
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"Mr President, on 27 August, this season's 14th Formula 1 Grand Prix was held in Istanbul. At the end of the race, the trophies were awarded by the self-styled 'president' of the pseudostate, Mr Talat, in his capacity, according to the Turkish organisers, as 'president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus'.
According to the rules of the International Automobile Federation, trophies may only be awarded by the head of state or the prime minister of the country or the president of the federation.
This, therefore, is a case of political scheming on the part of the Turkish Government, as Mr Talat does not hold any of these three offices. Even Mr Yialtsintas, the President of the Chamber of Commerce in Istanbul which organised the race, stated to the newspapers that this act was premeditated because the race was an unexpected opportunity for Mr Talat to be promoted.
I therefore ask you, Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, how long we are to stand and watch these excesses by the Turkish authorities which, apart from insulting our intelligence, are an insult to the values of honesty and transparency promoted by the European Union."@en1
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