Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-12-11-Speech-2-279"
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"Mr President, first of all I would like to congratulate the Presidency and also Commissioner Michel and the African leaders for all the progress that was made at the summit. I think very often we look at the negative side but I think that an awful lot of good things came out of it.
The theme that emerged from the summit was one of partnership. This was a summit of equals. But we must make sure that this is more than rhetoric. Let this pledge to partnership be reflected in practice. To this end we should both demand equal standards from our partners on human rights and deal with them as equals on trade and economic issues.
We want to build a new strategic partnership with Africa, one that helps to establish a peaceful and secure future for the people of Africa, one that helps to strengthen investment, growth and prosperity through closer economic ties, and one that is based on a shared vision of Africa.
Before the summit there were some concerns about President Mugabe – but I do believe that he got the message very clearly – and also about EPAs. I know that I was delighted to hear the Commissioner say that he and President Barroso had explained and re-explained to African leaders the benefits of this. I want to thank him again for the meeting that I and other groups had with him. They were very clear on the advantages of EPAs for the long-term economic future of Africa and, obviously, for the people of Africa.
I would like once again to congratulate the people involved in the summit and I think a lot of momentum and progress has been made."@en1
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