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"Mr President, I, too, wish to use this opportunity to strongly condemn and to express our dismay at the recent events in Honduras.
I have been following the situation in the country and the region in the last few years in my role as Vice-Chairman of the Delegation for Relations with the Countries of Central America; it is particularly significant for me and of the utmost importance that we are discussing this matter on the first day of political debate in this House. That fact shows that this is a fundamental issue: the event has the sad and regrettable honour of being considered the first
in a Central American country in the 21st century, and that is something we should not forget.
Therefore, I not only strongly condemn the
against President Zelaya, but I also urge the European Union not to recognise the coup leader, Roberto Micheletti. Furthermore, I believe it is vital that the European Union insists, as it is in fact already doing, that constitutional order be restored. It is crucial that the November 2009 elections should be prepared in a serious, responsible and credible manner and, with that in mind, I am also pleased that talks aimed at forming an association agreement with the region have been suspended, at least for the time being.
I also ask that we suspend aid in the form of trade support, as others such as the World Bank or the United States have done, with the exception of humanitarian aid.
Beyond these measures, I think it is important to remember the need to carry out a clear and concise investigation into who should be held accountable in this
. It is clear that many people are responsible, that there are many other interests behind this coup and, in some cases, we do not even know their names.
I believe the European Union should press for such an investigation and, for that to happen, we need to send permanent, on-site international delegations who can support the movements that are emerging in the country, in order to demand, reclaim and call for the democracy that has been taken from them."@en1
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