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"Mr President, today’s debate would be incomplete without reference to the very worrying developments over recent weeks in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean. There is a great deal of tension; tension which may escalate into a real crisis. One of the main causes of this dangerous situation is the refusal by a candidate country, by which I mean Turkey, to accept that a Member State of the European Union, by which I mean the Republic of Cyprus, is entitled to exercise its legal and sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone.
The fact that this refusal has been accompanied by official statements and the threat of harsh response, from which military reaction is not excluded, if the Republic of Cyprus exercises these rights, is giving further cause for concern. It goes without saying, of course, that exploitation of these wealth-producing resources is compatible with the need to safeguard energy security in Europe and to diversify energy sources.
I truly hope, Commissioner, that it will not be necessary to take recourse to the mutual assistance clause in the Treaty of Lisbon. In order to avoid this, the European Union must be proactive and decisive in its dissuasive diplomacy. It must not wash its hands of the matter, especially when threats are being levied against Member States."@en1
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