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"Madam President, I should like to join my fellow Member, Mr Salafranca, and Baroness Ashton in expressing how powerless and horrified we feel by the images coming to us from Syria. Nevertheless, I do not completely agree with Mr Salafranca’s idea today of military presence, or at least, we would need to agree upon what we call military presence in the sense that there are currently observers in place whose mandate could possibly be extended.
However, I think that the temptation of military intervention in this part of the world is so great – given that on one side of Syria you have Lebanon, half of which is in support of Bashar al-Assad, that you have Iran close by, with Iraq next door, and given the destabilisation and terrorism which will undoubtedly occur in the region – that we are truly faced with a dilemma. For the time being, aside from the extremely strong political pressure and aside from the humanitarian pressure with regard to which some progress has been made today, I believe that the impact of military intervention would be much more disastrous.
That is why, Baroness Ashton, I should like to ask you some questions. Part of the solution, or part of the problem rather, lies with Russia. An EU-Russia Summit was held: what was Russia’s response? They proposed that an international conference be held on Syria and that Iran be included: what is your reaction to that? What was said in relation to arms and Russia? That, after all, is one of our main areas of concern with regard to Syria.
For the moment, aside from the Annan plan which has been strengthened with deadlines and the handing over of power, even by leaving Bashar al-Assad in the shadows, I personally fear a proxy war, as we would say, that is to say, foreign forces battling in a religious war. Moreover, I would add, unfortunately, that while Bashar al-Assad is illegitimate in our eyes because of the crimes he has committed and for which he will be held responsible, he is still not perceived as illegitimate by at least 50% of the population, if not more. We must today be wary of the support for Bashar al-Assad, whether this be down to conviction or down to the fear of chaos and a religious war.
As regards Israel and Palestine – and I see that I have gone over my time – we must address the issue at another time, during which we will discuss the colonies again."@en1
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