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"Mr President, I agree with my colleagues who are saying that, when we make such a serious accusation against a country, we have to be sure that we have all the necessary information. I do not think it is about double standards: it is about honesty and being professionally informed.
Regarding our subject, the USA is responsible for detainees’ rights and has the moral obligation to abolish capital punishment. As transatlantic relations are primarily based on a set of common values, I hope that the American authorities will be more receptive to the EU’s commitment to dropping the death penalty worldwide.
On a different note, I would like to reply to Mr Preda. The fact that we have this stance supporting the abolition of the death penalty does not mean that we undervalue the strategic partnership which we have with the United States and which we want for both the European Union and our countries. Relations with the United States are a priority not only for your group, the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), but also for the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and will be from now on as well."@en1
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