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"Madam President, it is clear that the Commission’s work programme for 2009 in the area of foreign policy, as in all other areas, is indissociable from the international financial crisis, as the Commission President, Mr Barroso, has told us.
By this we understand that it is right to support reform of the Bretton Woods institutions, encourage the resumption of conversations on the World Trade Organization and closely follow the attempts to reform the United Nations system and bodies which will begin in February.
It is also clear, Madam President, that we must establish a new relationship with the incoming administration in the United States, a country with which we agree on many issues, but also disagree on others, such as the death penalty, the International Criminal Court and the Kyoto Protocol in particular. We must agree positions on the next Copenhagen Summit, the laws with extraterritorial effect and other aspects.
It is also important to agree positions on the Central Asia issues: the nuclear crisis in Iran, the announcement of a calm and responsible withdrawal from Iraq, and the US administration’s request for an increased western presence in Afghanistan. We must also look at how the breakdown in negotiations in the Middle East can be resolved.
Talking about the American continent, Madam President, it is vital to support the efforts of the Commission, and Commissioner Benita Ferrero in particular, to conclude association agreements with Central America, and especially the new direction to be taken in the negotiations with the Andean Community.
Further to the strategic association which the European Commission has initiated with Brazil and Mexico, this process could perhaps also form the approach to be taken in the negotiations on the Mercosur agreement, which have been stalled for too long.
On our continent, Madam President, we must drive forward the association agreement with Russia, but only on the basis of respect for international law. In this context, we must very clearly emphasise respect for borders and human rights, develop the neighbourhood policy and, at the same time, promote association and stabilisation agreements.
As stated by the Commission President, it is clear that we have much to do with regard to the situation in Africa. Madam President, I feel it is very important, once the reform (through the Lisbon Treaty) and enlargement processes have been completed, for the European Union to adopt or rather resume a basically geographical status, taking into account that, between now and the year 2050, China and India will absorb 50% of the world’s gross domestic product, as previously happened in around 1800.
To this end, Madam President, advance planning is needed and I can say, Madam Vice-President, that our political Group will support the Commission in this work."@en1
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