Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2008-05-07-Speech-3-065"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2008-05-07"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Deterioration of the situation in Georgia (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20080507.12.3-065"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2008-05-07-Speech-3-0662
lpv:speaker	lp:Corien Wortmann-kool2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ECON (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Christen Democratisch Appèl (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; FEMM (2008-03-13--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2007-03-11--2009-07-13)3 vice-chair; INTA (2007-04-11--2009-07-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"We are friends of Georgia. True friendship means offering support and assistance, and that is what Europe must stand for now that Georgia’s territorial integrity is at issue. Yet true friendship also means voicing criticism where criticism is due. Madam President, the Georgian Government is faced with a difficult task. It must build democracy, based on European values, in a country where the history is quite different. It must also build the economy, and the Commissioner rightly states that good progress has been made with regard to the ENP, although much remains to be done. It is a difficult task for the Georgian Government at a time when the country’s territorial integrity is at issue and is threatened by Russia. Europe must take a clear position on this and must support the parties involved in the conflict. President Saakashvili’s proposals deserve a fair chance. They represent a better solution than sabre rattling. The mission in which the Council Presidency is to take part is a good one, as the days are gone when we could sit back and wait until things were back on an even keel. The Council and the Commission must show willingness to act. The fact that parliamentary elections are to be held on 21 May increases the tension. I am taking part in the observation mission, and we shall be observing the elections conscientiously. These parliamentary elections will be a litmus test for the Saakashvili government. Hence the responsibility to ensure that the elections are fair and democratic. That will be the basis in Europe for joining forces and ensuring that the citizens of the whole of Georgia – Abkhazia and South Ossetia too, in other words – can live in freedom and democracy. That is why Georgia deserves our support. Thank you very much."@en1

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