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"en.20081009.25.4-987"2
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"We share the concern of the resolution about the effects of climate change on the sustainability of the communities that inhabit the Arctic area as well as the effects on the natural habitat, and we recognise the significance of the Arctic for the global climate and therefore the Arctic as a common concern.
We cannot, however, support this resolution as its point of departure is first and foremost the interests of the EU. We believe that a policy which is not firmly rooted in the interests of the peoples of the Arctic area is illegitimate. We believe that the starting point for all talks and initiatives concerning the Arctic area must be the respect of the sovereign territory of the Arctic nations and equally the inclusion of all the peoples of the Arctic area as equal partners.
Finally, during the vote a majority rejected an amendment which stressed the need for the Arctic to become a demilitarised and nuclear-free zone, thereby clearing the path for the Arctic policy that this resolution calls for to include militarisation of the Arctic and placement of nuclear weapons in the area. We cannot support this under any circumstances."@en1
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"Jens Holm, Kartika Tamara Liotard, Erik Meijer, Esko Seppänen and Søren Bo Søndergaard (GUE/NGL ),"1
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