Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-12-14-Speech-3-497-000"

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dcterms:Date	"2011-12-14"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:EC-Uzbekistan partnership and cooperation agreement and bilateral trade in textiles (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"lv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20111214.30.3-497-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-12-14-Speech-3-498-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Inese Vaidere2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; INTA (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; AFET (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Pilsoniskā Savienība (2009-07-14--2012-07-03)3 member; DROI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees, and for relations with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2009-07-24--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Uzbekistan, like the rest of the Central Asian countries, is a resource-rich and important partner of the European Union. It is the fifth largest cotton manufacturer and the third largest cotton exporter in the world. The European Union is the largest importer of Uzbek cotton in the world. These facts provide us with the opportunity and the duty to positively influence the development of Uzbekistan and bilateral cooperation, to promote progress both in the field of economics and in human rights. However, excessively didactic rhetoric, which may achieve exactly the opposite, should be avoided. The citizens of Uzbekistan have a positive attitude towards the European Union, and in order to strengthen cooperation, I believe, the activities of the delegation of the European Union in Tashkent will be important. The work on the standpoint of Parliament in relation to the protocol was not easy, especially because of existing concerns in the field of human rights. Both in the report and in the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, strong condemnation of any forced labour was expressed. After examining the facts, I have come to two main conclusions. Firstly, Uzbekistan has to ensure that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) may operate freely in the country. At the same time, we must take into account that Uzbekistan has already taken significant strides towards resolving the problems by ratifying 13 ILO conventions and most of the UN conventions on human rights, and these principles have been incorporated in the Uzbek constitution. Forced child labour has been made a criminal offence. Secondly, it is essential to ensure that the agricultural sector is modernised. It is therefore important to sign the protocol on trade in textiles with Uzbekistan, which should be done without undue delay as soon as the International Labour Organisation confirms that certain reforms have been implemented and forced labour has been effectively eradicated."@en1
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