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"Mr President, I would like to start by thanking Baroness Ashton for her excellent and specific answers. In the final report, however, the EU’s election observers state that the election process in Congo collapsed. It was awash with infringements, fraud, deceit and violence – and then Baroness Ashton’s description of it is that its implementation was not perfect. I think this is an understatement at the very least.
Will we really make any progress with such diplomatic descriptions? Do we not need to be considerably tougher ahead of such events as the forthcoming regional and local elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo? The situation is indeed very serious: conflicts, mass murder, acts of sexual violence towards countless women and abductions are taking place and there is persecution of the political opposition, journalists and human rights activists – and it is rare for anyone to be brought to justice.
Congo has a responsibility of its own, but the EU also has a responsibility for the situation in Congo and its vicinity. We need to be much clearer and much tougher, not only in the long term, but also right now."@en1
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