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"Mr President, Madam Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, a few months ago, we were looking at Egypt in great hope, with admiration, and at the beginning of March I myself was able to talk to many young people in Tahrir Square. It was an awakening of freedom, of the safeguarding of human dignity, human rights and democracy; yet now we are looking at Egypt with concern.
As Baroness Ashton has just said, reports of many Copts and Christians having died – possibly even having been murdered – must necessarily give rise to great concern. We need to cry out to the countries of the Arab revolution, of the uprisings, and tell them to protect their minorities – because if minorities are not protected, then in the end, it will be their own freedom that is the target.
That is why we must call on Field Marshal Tantawi and his government to have these incidents investigated and to ensure that those who simply drove their vehicles over people are brought to trial and sentenced – even if they are soldiers. Anyone who has exercised violence must receive the proper punishment.
However, we must not make the mistake whereby, because there is increased violence in some Arab states, we forget the many millions who are championing freedom, democracy, peace and dialogue between cultures. Those taking part in Sunday’s demonstrations included not only 100 000 Coptic Christians, but also Muslims. They were demonstrating peacefully with the Christians. Let us not forget, therefore, that millions of peaceable Muslims have a desire for peace.
In 2008, the Grand Mufti of Syria, Ahmad Hassoun, visited the European Parliament. He gave a remarkable speech. He is undoubtedly also a man who is to be considered as being close to the criminal system of President Assad, who should resign. Now, however, the youngest son of this Grand Mufti, who is undoubtedly innocent, has also been brutally murdered – possibly by fundamentalists. In other words, the Muslims are paying the price too. That is why we must work towards achieving tolerance for all, and we should continue to support the movement for democracy in Arab countries with all our strength."@en1
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