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"Madam President, the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament is delighted that, 12 years after the Ottawa Convention, a significant reduction has been recorded in the number of victims of anti-personnel mines. We are proud of the fact that the European Parliament was at the vanguard and continues to lead international efforts towards a world with no mines. However, there is still work to be done and thousands of people are still suffering the consequences of these weapons.
In the report we are debating today, we are trying to see how we can optimise our international action, so as to obtain even better results in the future. It is time for us to review the overall picture and to find an anti-mine strategy which is as comprehensive, cohesive and focused on the interests of the populations involved as possible.
Consequently, our international and local action should not only cover anti-personnel mines; it should also cover other remnants of war, such as cluster munitions. Even greater emphasis needs to be placed on educating and informing the potential victims, most of whom are unsuspecting children.
My especial thanks go to the rapporteur, Mr Van Orden, for the exceptional report which he has presented and for his cooperation with all the shadow rapporteurs during the drafting of this report."@en1
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