Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-10-25-Speech-3-233"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-10-25"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20061025.23.3-233"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-10-25-Speech-3-2342
lpv:speaker	lp:Laima Liucija Andrikienė2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, tomorrow we shall be voting on the resolution on the Moldovan region of Transnistria. We know that Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. In September a so-called ‘referendum’ took place in the Moldovan region of Transnistria, aiming at the region’s possible unification with the Russian Federation. This referendum and its outcome were not accepted by the international community and the conflict between the separatist authority of Transnistria and the central government of Moldova has largely contributed to the instability of the whole country and its economic and social development. Earlier this year we also witnessed the failure of negotiations concerning the status of Transnistria in the 5+2 format as the Transnistrian authorities withdrew from these negotiations. We are also aware of the fact that the so-called Russian peacekeepers are still in Transnistria. In this context, we, the European Parliament, should denounce the so-called referendum in the Transnistrian region, which contradicts the internationally recognised sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova and can be seen as provocation, which increases the existing tensions and jeopardises the chances for a peaceful settlement of the problem. We should also call on Russia to discontinue its support for the Transnistrian regime, which threatens Moldova’s territorial integrity, and to fulfil the OSCE Summit decision of 1999 to withdraw its troops and arms from the territory of Moldova. We especially regret the lack of significant progress in the EU talks on visa facilitation and the readmission agreement with Moldova. The Council and the Commission should speed up the procedure, leading to the conclusion of a visa facilitation agreement with Moldova and ensure its implementation, as the current situation is unfair and discriminatory when Transnistrian citizens holding Russian passports are benefiting from the possibility to travel to the EU more easily than Moldovans."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Tėvynės sąjunga (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; BUDG (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2007-10-08)3 member; DROI (2004-09-16--2007-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Laima Liucija Andrikienė,"1 "on behalf of the PPE-DE Group"1

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