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"I welcomed this document because enhanced cooperation and good-neighbourly relations between the EU and Russia are of crucial importance for the stability, security and prosperity of Europe. The development of a strategic partnership between the EU and the Russian Federation can only be built on common values. In Europe, concerns remain about developments in the Russian Federation with regard to respect for, and the protection of, human rights and respect for commonly agreed democratic principles, electoral rules and procedures. As the Russian Federation is a full member of the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, it has therefore committed itself to the principles of democracy and respect for human rights. I believe that it is essential to develop a truly democratic political system, including reforms to facilitate registration for both political parties and presidential candidates, and to address the restrictive application of registration rules, so as to allow genuinely free and fair elections as soon as possible. There also needs to be a commitment to address the problems of media freedom and freedom of assembly and expression, and to develop the principles of democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law."@en1
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