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"Mr President, although I voted in favour of this report, I would like to point out that I have considerable reservations about paragraph 17 of the general considerations. The appalling situation of the Christians in the countries that experienced the so-called Arab Spring is only mentioned in passing, in that it states that Parliament insists that respect for democratic institutions and fundamental rights, including freedom of expression, freedom of association, and protection of religious minorities, be ensured. That is not enough! We must make it clear to these countries that they cannot treat the Christian minorities, which have been living there for hundreds of years, in the way that the Islamic fundamentalists, which are being elected to power and replacing the secular dictators that they overthrew, are currently doing, and that they cannot simply murder and kill these people.
In Tahrir Square, Muslims and Christians stood side-by-side. Now, as a result of elections, majorities are appearing that no longer have anything to do with these protests. The Christians are the losers in this Arab Spring, and we must protect them. This is what this agreement is intended to be used for in the future. The European Union must make it a condition that the Christian minorities there be protected before we conclude an agreement of this kind."@en1
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