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"Mr President, whenever the strength of law yields to the law of the strong, the result is suffering.
It is only in Kosovo that we have seen things happening at lightning speed. In 40 years in diplomacy, I have never seen such haste in the process not only of proclaiming independence but also of recognition by certain European states.
What they have recognised is not Kosovo, but a Pandora’s Box. I, for one, have never come across a situation so peculiar to itself
Kosovo itself is not
but the establishment of a military base in Kosovo is.
In any case, I believe that we have deviated. In this chamber, in front of MEPs who today represent the democratic governments of Europe, democratic parties and democratic sentiments, I have heard people say: ‘You know, we have stepped in to solve the problem where Mr Ahtisaari failed.’ What are we? Are we a body of appeal? Is this Parliament a court of appeal?
Instead of worrying about what will happen in Kosovo tomorrow, it would be better, Mr President, for us to think about what will happen when the status of the UN is violated in this insulting, disdainful manner."@en1
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