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"Madam President, I would like to thank all honourable Members who have participated in a debate that has inspired great passion from all directions on the important issue of human rights.
May I refer those who have looked into internal issues to Mr Salafranca’s report to the mandate of the Special Representative, and indeed to the mandate that I hold, which is an external mandate. I do try, wherever possible, to answer all the questions that honourable Members put forward and to follow up in writing those that I have not managed to address in the course of what is always a short winding-up speech.
I am extremely conscious that, in the course of this debate, many attributes have been suggested for this paragon of virtue – the candidate who will become the Special Representative. I agree with a great deal of what has been said. We are indeed looking for someone who is dynamic, bold, courageous, and willing to engage across the world and to fulfil this valuable and important representative role properly on behalf of the European Union.
I agree, too, that the Special Representative will have to deal with many issues which need to be handled with sensitivity and real understanding. I very much hope that we will be able to find, among the candidates who have been put forward by Member States – none of whom I have yet seen – the best possible fit, in order to really and truly build on what has been said here.
I have made it clear, too, that the Special Representative will have a relationship with this Parliament. That is set out not only in the Treaty but in the political declaration that has been made, and it will be an important point. As so many honourable Members have said, this is the first thematic Special Representative, and so it will be important to find ways to engage properly. That will, I am sure, be an ongoing debate. It is important that we are able to review developments and respond to Parliament on that.
Finally, I would just add that the Special Representative will, of course, build on the work that is going on across the world. I want to pay tribute to the many men and women of the European Union in delegations across the world, some of whom work in the most difficult conditions, and to thank them for putting this issue at the heart of the work that they do."@en1
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