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"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Kazakh authorities have announced an international enquiry into the clashes of December, and therefore it is inexplicable why it has been decided to vote on a resolution in Parliament before the international bodies have had the chance to carry out their investigations and the courts have expressed a public verdict that will allow us to make a more objective assessment. Those who have followed events in Kazakhstan in the last few years have had the opportunity to appreciate the steps taken to improve social dialogue, workers’ rights, the independence of the judiciary and the development of democracy. We were therefore struck by the deaths in December and would like to express our sincere condolences to the victims and our hope that the facts will be established, the true facts. We are talking about a country where there are still a lot of open wounds left by the Soviet Union, and we are aware of the difficulties the government of Kazakhstan faces in governing such a vast area midway between the two worlds of Europe and Asia. There is still a long way to go, but we believe that in this Parliament, there are some specific groups that intentionally ignore what is happening in our partner countries, such as China and India, where international law and the respect for market rules come second to their economic and electoral priorities, while we focus our criticisms on countries that are trying to make progress in developing democracy. Their progress may be slower than we would wish, but it must be helped and not hindered."@en1
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