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"Mr President, Baroness Ashton stated that repression must come to an end in Syria and the phase of transition should begin.
However, we are all wondering how this could actually come about: it is true that sanctions have become harsher, although we need to step them up further to make them more effective, but at the same time, the regime does not even listen to the Arab League any more.
Therefore what is and what might become our future role? I think that Baroness Ashton’s efforts should, above all, focus on putting huge pressure on the UN, China and Russia, because if President Assad feels he has support in China and Russia, he will not feel isolated.
The role these two nations are playing in the United Nations is truly objectionable, as is the funding that the European Union bestowed upon Syria – or rather on President Assad – until a few months ago. Was he not a dictator before now? Has he only just started depriving his country of freedom and democracy?
We therefore need to step away from this concept of political correctness, in which anyone who does business with us is automatically considered worthy of financial concessions and a relationship with the European Union. In Syria …"@en1
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