Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2009-04-22-Speech-3-988"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2009-04-22"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20090422.49.3-988"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2009-04-22-Speech-3-9872
lpv:speaker	lp:David Martin2
lpv:spoken text	"I voted against this Report which wanted to give Parliament's approval (assent) to an Interim Trade Agreement between the EU and Turkmenistan. The European Parliament last year demanded that Turkmenistan must reach five human rights benchmarks before it would give its assent to this Agreement. These benchmarks are: allowing the Red Cross to work freely in the country; realigning the education system with international standards; releasing all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience; abolishing government impediments to travelling abroad; and, lastly, allowing free access to independent NGOs and allowing the UN human rights bodies to examine progress across the country. I am convinced that Turkmenistan has not reached any of these benchmarks, and I am therefore very disappointed that assent was given for this Interim Trade Agreement to be concluded."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2007-03-15--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Labour Party (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2007-03-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2007-05-23--2009-07-13)3 member; PETI (2007-02-15--2009-07-13)3 member; INTA (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"David Martin (PSE ),"1 "in writing"1

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