3 001 (Aplausos) CONFERENCIA DE PRESIDENTES ABIERTA A TODOS LOS DIPUTADOS 3 007 Fouad Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon . −−− Mr sobre la situación en Oriente Próximo President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am con la participación del Señor Siniora, Primer really honoured to stand here before this distinguished Ministro del Líbano audience following the tragic events in my country which continued unabated for 33 days, causing much MIÉRCOLES 27 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2006 loss of life and tremendous damage to our homes, infrastructure, environment, economy and social fabric. 3 002 We are here to express our gratitude and draw strength PRESIDENCIA DEL SR. JOSEP BORRELL from your solidarity and affirm before our people and FONTELLES the international community the crucial significance of Presidente concerted European efforts and collective responsibility 3 003 in healing Lebanon’s deep wounds and addressing with Apertura de la reunión genuine concern the underlying broader problems of our turbulent region. 3 004 (Se abre la reunión a las 17.35 horas) On 12 July, fulfilling its threat to set Lebanon back 20 3 005 years, Israel started the latest of its invasions of our Situación en Oriente Próximo country, killing over 1100 civilians, a third of whom were children; wounding over 4000; displacing one 3 006 million people, or a quarter of our population, many with El Presidente. −−− Señor Primer Ministro, le doy la bienvenida a Estrasburgo y le agradezco que haya no homes to return to; destroying thousands of homes and many hospitals, schools, factories, roads and most of respondido tan rápidamente a la invitación que tuve el our bridges; severely damaging airports, power stations, placer de hacerle en Beirut durante mi visita al Líbano hace un par de semanas. fuel depots, and warehouses; enforcing as well a cruel siege on the entire country thereby creating shortages of El Parlamento Europeo está muy interesado en escuchar fuel, medical supplies, and hampering essential directamente del Primer Ministro del Líbano qué ha humanitarian relief supplies; burdening future generations with more pain, suffering and debt; and ocurrido en este país durante el verano y también en causing a serious environmental disaster in the eastern saber qué espera usted que pueda ocurrir en el futuro, después del alto el fuego y la presencia de tropas de Mediterranean. In all of this, Israel has persistently and wilfully violated international law and international países europeos en medida muy importante dentro de la humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions. fuerza reforzada de las Naciones Unidas para el Líbano. (Applause) El Parlamento Europeo jugó un papel a lo largo de todo el verano, manteniendo reuniones extraordinarias para pedir el alto el fuego inmediato. Fuimos los primeros en In short, Lebanon, which a few months ago was full of hope and promise, has been turned into a place of hacerlo y lo reiteramos después, como también destruction, displacement, dispossession, desolation and reiteramos la necesidad de una fuerza de interposición con una fuerte presencia europea. Esta presencia es hoy death. una realidad. Esperamos que Europa haga algo más que firmar cheques en blanco para políticas decididas en There are those who would have us believe that a border incident – and by that I mean the abduction by otros lugares o para reconstruir una y otra vez lo que se Hezbollah of two Israeli soldiers from behind the Blue destruye después. Line – was the cause of all this. The Lebanese Government has made it clear from the outset that it had Esperamos que nuestra presencia allí juegue un papel no prior knowledge of, and actually disavowed, such importante, pero esperamos también que nos explique y, a través de nosotros, a los ciudadanos de Europa, las actions. Nevertheless, the State of Israel wasted no time in launching a massive and disproportionate response razones por las cuales nuestros soldados están en el sur del Líbano y cuáles son las perspectivas de paz que su against Lebanon and the Lebanese people. It was the presencia puede abrir en la región. same State of Israel that gives itself the right to abduct Lebanese civilians, and detain, they say, not soldiers, but Hemos visto imágenes terribles, los bombardeos de su elected members of the Palestinian Parliament, including país. Hemos visto como, de un lado y de otro, los dos the speaker, as well as ministers in the Palestinian Government. Unfortunately, we have heard only timid contendientes atacaban a poblaciones civiles. Hemos visto y yo he visto directamente de nuevo la imagen de objection by the international community to those ciudades destruidas por la guerra, imagen actions, officially sanctioned by the Israeli Government, compared to the abduction of the two Israeli soldiers afortunadamente erradicada de la geografía europea, pero desgraciadamente demasiado presente en Oriente which the Lebanese Government clearly and Medio. immediately disavowed. El Parlamento se honra en recibirle y en darle la palabra. 2 27-09-2006
For 34 days Israel relentlessly carried out its systematic region, namely putting it under UN custody, until such campaign of destruction of Lebanon. Finally, on 11 time that Syria agrees to delineate the Lebanese Syrian August, the Security Council passed Resolution 1701 borders in that area. We hope that in the coming weeks which called for an immediate cessation of hostilities progress will be made in that direction, and we really and the lifting of the air and sea blockade, to be followed count on your support. Such solutions will only serve the by a number of steps, including the deployment of up to cause of peace and stability in Lebanon and the area. 15 000 UNIFIL troops into the area south of the Litani River alongside the 15 000 members of the Lebanese I need not remind you that prior to this unjustified war armed forces. The Lebanese Government unanimously against Lebanon, and as we were preparing to present welcomed the resolution and acted immediately by our economic and social reforms to an international commencing the deployment of our forces in the south, conference for the support of our country, our economy for the first time in almost 40 years, followed by the was beginning to show signs of recovery after the deployment of another 8600 troops on its border with serious setbacks resulting from the assassination of Syria. But Israel delayed the cessation of hostilities, Prime Minister Rafic Hariri and its aftermath and the unleashing more of its deadly bombs, and causing more lingering effects of the long civil war and repeated death and destruction. Then, even after the cessation of Israeli incursions and invasions over four decades. We hostilities came into effect, Israel did not comply with were also taking reform measures to redress the fiscal Resolution 1701, it has still not completed its withdrawal imbalance and help the Lebanese economy achieve its from all Lebanese territory, and continues up to now to growth potential, promote sustainable social and violate Lebanese territory and airspace daily, and diverts economic development, and create new job valuable water resources, and carries out commando opportunities. operations deep inside Lebanese territory. Furthermore, Israel maintained its illegal air and sea blockade for a The direct damage from this last invasion is now running further four weeks. It also left hundreds of thousands of into billions of dollars, while the long term direct and unexploded bomblets resulting from cluster bombs indirect costs to the economy, including lost revenues in which will continue to maim and kill unsuspecting tourism, agriculture and industry are expected to be civilians for many years to come. UNIFIL forces, in a billions more. Where we were anticipating a growth rate cruel race against time, are clearing between five and of around 6% this year, we are now on the verge of a eight hundred unexploded bombs every day. We call deep recession with tens of thousands of jobs having upon you for increased support in helping to remove been lost and with all the consequences that entails; these bomblets which hamper the resumption of normal where we had a future full of promise, we must now life in southern Lebanon. pick up the pieces of our devastated country. In this context, I would like to express our appreciation At the conference on the early recovery of Lebanon held for the European Parliament’s call for a comprehensive in Stockholm on 31 August, over USD 900 million was high level inquiry conducted under the aegis of the UN pledged in immediate aid to our country. The European Secretary General to investigate human rights violations, Commission and European Member States generously the plight of victims and the violation of humanitarian pledged EUR 120 million in humanitarian aid. The law. conference, which focused on relief and early recovery, was an important first step on the long path of Three days ago, we welcomed the high level reconstruction of Lebanon. In addition to setting the Commission of Inquiry constituted by the UN Human pace for future efforts, it was a true demonstration of Rights Council in Beirut where it has begun its work. partnership and support for Lebanon by the international We hope for your continued involvement and support in community. It is this spirit of support and true seeing this work through. partnership that we count on to draw lessons from Lebanon’s cruel and tragic experience this summer. In order for the current cessation of hostilities to be Lessons that help us, all of us, to work together to ensure sustained, Israel must withdraw without any further that this will be the last such tragedy, not only in delay from the positions it still occupies within Lebanon Lebanon, but in the whole region – including Israel. and must stop its violations of Lebanese territory. There also need to be concrete steps towards putting an end to Let me ask you, now, today, from the heart of this great the Israeli occupation of the Shebaa Farms, as an city of Strasbourg which has brought together important element in establishing security along our neighbouring nations despite differences of history, southern border and in restoring the Armistice language, culture and religion: have all its wars given Agreement between Lebanon and Israel, until such time Israel the peace and security it aspires to? Is it not time that the Arab countries and Israel are able to reach a just for Israel to take stock of the limitation of military and comprehensive peace settlement. We expect that our power and put an end to the constant cycle of violence friends, particularly members of the Security Council, which endangers our region as well as world peace and will play an active role in helping resolve the Shebaa stability? Is it not time to work for a comprehensive, just Farms issue. and lasting peace based on UN Security Council Resolutions 242, 338 and 425? As you know, Lebanon, in its seven point plan, has proposed an interim arrangement for the Shebaa Farms 3 Military solutions are morally unacceptable. They are in their societies and their youth, to redress their sense not real solutions, as recent events in Lebanon and Iraq of moderation, humanism and justice, thereby have demonstrated. Partial and unilateral initiatives have enlightening their path to a better, more peaceful and all but failed. It is time for the international community prosperous future. This endeavour must go hand in hand to seek with determination a comprehensive, just and with sincere efforts by the international community to lasting peace in the Middle East. address the root causes of the problems we are living and suffering. The last meeting of the Security Council held on the margins of the UN General Assembly does not meet our The wider region, from Afghanistan to Iraq, Sudan, expectations and remains short of addressing the Palestine and Lebanon is ablaze with conflicts and magnitude and core issues of the problem in the Middle saturated with armies. Hundreds die needlessly every East. A comprehensive political solution can only be day. The region has been – and remains – an example of implemented when Israel recognises the right of the instability. Europe can play a unique role in this volatile people of Palestine to a viable and independent state, and strategic part of the world and we look forward to and the right of the return of refugees, pursuant to seeing this role strengthened, aware that this relevant UN resolutions, and withdraws from all the commitment to universal values and the right to peace Arab lands it occupies in Lebanon, in Gaza, in Jerusalem and prosperity are at the heart of the European approach and the West Bank and in the Syrian Golan Heights in to world problems. In addition, no one can ignore the accordance with Resolution 242. fact that those escaping oppression, desperation, and poverty usually end up at your doorsteps, bringing with The Arab countries have, together, offered the hand of them a multitude of problems. If global security is peace, a just, comprehensive peace, through the indivisible, so is the security of our shared initiative of the then Crown Prince Abdallah at the Arab neighbourhood. Summit held in Beirut in 2002. Unfortunately, Israel has yet to respond to this initiative. The international community can no longer afford to react to crises. Rather, it must be thoughtful, creative The international community, and especially Europe, and proactive in its approach. Failed states and terrorism also has an interest and a responsibility in helping the can no longer be blamed for all the ills of the region. As peoples of the region shake off the feelings of a Lebanese and an Arab, I assure you that many of those hopelessness and despair and contribute to their own ills emanate from injustice, oppression, economic failure efforts in building more democratic and prosperous and desperation. If we are to achieve real stability and societies. On the one hand, the increasingly widespread security, we must address all these issues. We must also suspicion, fear and even hostility towards Arabs and build bridges of mutual respect and understanding across Muslims – who now represent about one fifth of the cultures and religions. This will open new horizons for world’s population – and their stereotyping as inherently similar economic and cultural cooperation between the violent, irrational and hostile to the West, only feed into countries of the region and Europe, which will lead, in their pervasive sense of humiliation and anger. This, in turn, to the harnessing of the enormous potential of our turn, provides fertile ground for extremist and violent peoples for the mutual benefit of our interdependent minds to engage – in the name of religion – in activities societies. against innocent people that contradict the very basic tenets of all religions. On the other hand, Israel’s In light of the lessons learnt from the experiences of the rejection of the Arab peace initiative aggravates last few months, let us join forces and seize the instability in the region and in the wider Muslim world. opportunity to finally move forward towards a real, just The sentiments of injustice and anger are exacerbated, and lasting peace in the Middle East. This can only be and the instability is now spilling over into neighbouring achieved by engaging all the parties to the conflict. We Europe, the Americas, the Far East, Australia and the also firmly believe, as you do, that a diplomatic solution world at large. Recent backlashes in the Arab and to the Iranian nuclear issue must be found. Double Muslim worlds reveal the gravity of a cumulative and standards must become single standards if this region is explosive misunderstanding which is leading to greater to achieve true security, real peace and lasting stability. estrangement and more confrontation. I know that many of you, and many of your leaders, are Notwithstanding some fundamentalist ideologies and aware of the need to step back and take new and bold those who profess an inevitable conflict of religions and initiatives that help address our region’s issues at their cultures, I assure you that the vast majority of Muslims roots. I have spoken to many of them about this in recent around the world do not want to be separated or isolated months. I believe the time has come for concrete steps to from the rest of the world. The vast majority of Muslims be taken, and we are ready to work together towards reject violence. They do not want to intimidate or be those shared goals. intimidated. The Noble Koran teaches unequivocally that killing an innocent human being is tantamount to Facing all these challenges, the Lebanese people are killing all mankind. It is a crime against humanity. Yes, determined to set an example by building a state which there are certain rights which have been denied to can reclaim its role as a haven of moderation and Muslims, but they also have duties and responsibilities. freedom, where tolerance and enlightenment triumph It is incumbent upon Arab and Muslim leaders and over fanaticism, ignorance and oppression; a state that intellectuals to instill a sense of duty and responsibility rekindles the beacon of freedom and democracy, where 4 27-09-2006 justice and the rule of law prevail; a state that rises up to Third, Lebanon is part of a distinct Arab culture, ‘Lebanon, the mission’, as the late Pope John Paul II tradition and identity, that has made a great contribution described it. To a great extent, this role is the raison to world civilisation by being inclusive, pluralistic and d’être of the small but unique country of ours. You have open. We continue to take pride in these values and stood by Lebanon in trying times and will, no doubt, refuse all forms of exclusiveness, prejudice and continue to do so in our efforts for recovery in the period isolation. However, we do not want to be an open ahead, guided by the principles of the Euro battlefield for the conflicts of regional and international Mediterranean partnership and by the longer term vision powers, and are working with other Arab nations to that binds us together. protect the integrity and stability of our countries and region. I would like to pay a special tribute to those European governments which have helped Lebanon during these I thank you, the European Parliament, the European difficult times, whether through their continued political Commission and the European Council for your tireless support, or through their contribution to UNIFIL, or efforts and support in helping to bring the hostilities in through economic and relief assistance. We look Lebanon to an end. I especially thank President Borrell forward to your continued involvement and support as Fontelles for his gracious hospitality and for inviting me we move ahead to strengthen our institutions, including here today. It has indeed been an honour and a privilege. our security institutions, and as we rebuild our economy Thank you. and provide it with the opportunity to reach its great potential. In the coming few months we will be (Loud and sustained applause) convening an international donors’ conference to assist us in the enormous task facing us, and to overcome the 3 008 Hans-Gert Poettering (PPE-DE), consequences of the wars and invasions that Lebanon Fraktionsvorsitzender . – Herr Präsident, Herr has endured over the past four decades. In particular, and Ministerpräsident Siniora, liebe Kolleginnen und in the spirit of our common neighbourhood policy, we Kollegen! Herr Ministerpräsident, Sie haben mit Recht ask you to do everything possible to facilitate Lebanese von tragischen Ereignissen in Ihrer Heimat gesprochen. exports of goods and services into Europe. Erlauben Sie mir deshalb, dass ich kurz auf ein tragisches Ereignis in meiner Heimat hinweise, im There is no nobler cause than the cause of peace, Emsland, wo vor wenigen Stunden ein especially in a region which has suffered from the Trauergottesdienst gefeiert wurde zur Erinnerung an die horrors of war for over half a century. Historic decisions 23 Opfer des Transrapid Unglücks. Es ist mir sehr require historic leaders who will rise up to the occasion schwer gefallen, heute nicht dort zu sein. Aber ich wollte and secure a better future for the children of our region hier beim Gedankenaustausch mit Ihnen anwesend sein. and the world at large. For all our sakes, and for the sake Gestatten Sie mir dennoch, dass ich den Opfern in of future generations, let us join forces to turn this meiner Heimat an dieser Stelle Trauer und Mitgefühl troubled region into a haven of peace and hope. ausspreche. I believe that striving for peace in Lebanon and the Herr Ministerpräsident Siniora, unsere Fraktion der region requires a three pronged approach in which Europäischen Volkspartei und Europäischer Demokraten Europe can and should play a proactive role: hat es nachdrücklich unterstützt, dass Sie heute hier zu uns sprechen. Wir unterstützen Ihr Bemühen um einen First, as far as Lebanon is concerned, Resolution 1701 freien, demokratischen Libanon, der in Unabhängigkeit must be fully implemented and the Shebaa Farms should — ohne Einfluss von außen — leben kann. Sie, Herr be placed under United Nations custody. This will lead Ministerpräsident, tragen eine Verantwortung, die von to the extension of the State’s authority over all its Gefahren begleitet ist. Ihr Vorgänger, Ministerpräsident territory and pave the way for the re establishment of the Rafik al Hariri, wurde ermordet, weil es offensichtlich Armistice Agreement, until such time that a Terroristen gab, die mit seinem Engagement für den comprehensive peace settlement is reached between the Frieden nicht einverstanden waren. Wir ehren heute Arab countries and Israel. Together with the Ihren Vorgänger Rafik al Hariri, und unsere guten reconstruction process and rehabilitation and Wünsche begleiten Sie bei Ihrer schwierigen Arbeit. revitalisation of our economic and political institutions, this will give us the vitality and necessary immunity and Wir bedauern zutiefst die tragischen Ereignisse, die Ihr ability to build the truly democratic state which all Land getroffen haben. Wir sind auch gegen Lebanese aspire to. Überreaktionen von jeder Seite, von woher sie auch kommen mögen, natürlich auch gegen Überreaktionen Second, the resumption in earnest of the peace process, von Israel. Wir unterstützen die Friedenstruppen, die aus which will lead to a comprehensive, just and final Europa kommen und nun dort in Ihrer Region sind, viele settlement to the Middle East crisis and the creation of Soldaten, die mit unserer Zustimmung hoffentlich einen an independent and viable Palestinian state. As the rights Beitrag leisten können, nach dem Waffenstillstand eine of the peoples of the Middle East are secured, erste Stufe des Friedens zu ermöglichen. moderation and stability will prevail. 5 Aber eine solche Debatte wie heute muss auch dazu (Beifall) genutzt werden, unsere Beunruhigung darüber zum Ausdruck zu bringen, dass es im Libanon beispielsweise 3 009 Martin Schulz (PSE), Fraktionsvorsitzender . – Herr so etwas wie einen Staat im Staate gibt. Es ist für uns Präsident, Herr Ministerpräsident Siniora, meine Damen nicht akzeptabel, dass es neben der libanesischen Armee und Herren! Die Sozialisten im Europäischen Parlament eine Hisbollah gibt, die eine eigene Armee hat und damit beginnen diese Aussprache mit Ihnen, indem wir Ihnen einen Staat im Staate darstellt. Dies ist nirgendwo in der versichern, dass die uneingeschränkte Souveränität Ihres Welt akzeptabel. Landes, die territoriale Integrität des Libanon, ein Ziel ist, auf das wir gemeinsam mit Ihnen hinarbeiten wollen. (Beifall) Alles, was wir mit unseren bescheidenen Mitteln tun können, um dieses Ziel zu verwirklichen, werden wir Wir waren auch sehr beunruhigt darüber, was der einsetzen. Aber an diesem Tag gilt unser Gedenken vor Repräsentant der Hisbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, vor allem zunächst einmal den Opfern des unsäglichen einigen Tagen zur Lage im Nahen Osten erklärt hat. Sie Krieges, der in den letzten Monaten Ihr Land sollen auch wissen — das gehört zur Aufrichtigkeit und heimgesucht hat. zur Wahrheit dazu —, dass wir dies mit großer Beunruhigung und Sorge sehen. Es müssen nicht nur die Sie haben gesagt, es gibt nichts Edleres als den Frieden. von Ihnen genannten Resolutionen der Vereinten Das heißt im Umkehrschluss: Es gibt nichts Nationen eingehalten werden, sondern alle Resolutionen Widerwärtigeres als den Krieg. Den Krieg zu einschließlich jene zur Entwaffnung der Hisbollah. überwinden, muss in einem internationalen, multinationalen Parlament das Ziel jeder internationalen Unsere Fraktion der Europäischen Volkspartei und Politik sein. Mit einem Ministerpräsidenten zu Europäischer Demokraten stützt ihre Politik auf die diskutieren, dessen Land gerade von einem Krieg Würde des Menschen. Alle Menschen, welchen heimgesucht wurde, verlangt besondere Sensibilität. Glaubensbekenntnisses, welcher Hautfarbe und welcher Was ich hier vortrage, sind deshalb keine Ratschläge an Überzeugung auch immer, haben die gleiche Würde und Sie, sondern der Versuch, Beiträge zum Nachdenken zu die gleichen Rechte. Daraus leiten wir ab, dass Israel das leisten. selbstverständliche Recht hat, in gesicherten Grenzen zu leben. Jeder in der Welt muss wissen: Wer — wie etwa Es gibt eine Großmacht, die versucht hat, in der Region der Präsident des Iran — die Sicherheit und Integrität auf der Grundlage dessen aktiv zu sein, was man in der Israels in Frage stellt, wird uns zu Gegnern haben. Wir internationalen Politik Unilateralismus nennt. werden es niemals gestatten, dass die Integrität Israels Unilateralismus bedeutet, dass ich ein Ziel definiere, das angetastet wird. ich erreichen will, und alle anderen haben sich diesem Ziel unterzuordnen. Dieser politische Ansatz ist in der Wir sagen in gleicher Weise: Auch die Menschen in Region grandios gescheitert. Die Unifil Truppen, die die Palästina haben das Recht, in Würde, in gesicherten Entschließung 1701 umsetzen müssen, werden von den Grenzen und in Unabhängigkeit zu leben. Wir fordern Ländern und Regierungen geführt, die sich zu einem die politischen Verantwortlichen in Palästina, die Fatah Zeitpunkt, als der Unilateralismus in einem anderen Teil und die Hamas, auf, dass sie sich zum Wohle ihres der Region durchgesetzt wurde, in scharfer Opposition Volkes in einer Weise einigen, die die Unabhängigkeit zu dieser Politik befanden. Die heutigen Regierungen und einen sicheren Staat Palästina zum Ziel hat. Wir von Spanien und Italien wollen im Gegensatz zu damals fordern alle in der Region auf: Opfert nicht das Beste, den Multilateralismus. In Frankreich und Deutschland was ihr habt, eure Töchter und eure Söhne, für sind heute Regierungen im Amt, die sagen: Nur durch Selbstmordanschläge, die dann noch andere unschuldige die Integration aller beteiligten Kräfte, nur durch den Menschen mit in den Tod reißen. Dies ist mit unseren Respekt der berechtigten Ansprüche aller beteiligten Vorstellungen von der Würde des Menschen nicht zu Kräfte kann man zu einer friedlichen Lösung kommen. vereinbaren. Das ist die einzige Möglichkeit. Wir, Herr Ministerpräsident, stehen an Ihrer Seite und Sie, Herr Ministerpräsident, haben auf Straßburg gesetzt. bewundern Ihr Engagement für den Frieden. Aber dieser Sie haben zu Recht darauf hingewiesen, dass Straßburg Friede ist ein gegenseitiger Prozess. Alle müssen sich ein Symbol dafür ist, dass der Ausgleich zwischen daran beteiligen. Wir suchen gegenwärtig nach der Feinden möglich ist, wenn man es will. Richtig ist aber besten Methode. Vielleicht ist es die Vierergruppe aus historisch auch, dass diesem Ausgleich furchtbare der EU, der UNO, Russland und den USA, vielleicht Verheerungen vorausgegangen waren: Fanatismus, aber auch eine Konferenz aller Staaten, die in der Vernichtung und Zerstörung. Leider wuchs erst aus den Region leben. Ich sage Ihnen im Namen der Fraktion der Trümmern und den Leichenbergen die Fähigkeit, sich Europäischen Volkspartei: Wir wollen den Dialog der die Hand zu reichen. Kulturen. Wir wollen den Dialog der Religionen. Wir wollen, dass alle Menschen im Nahen Osten So weit dürfen wir es heute nicht mehr kommen lassen. einschließlich Ihres großartigen Landes in Frieden, Die Integration zwischen Religionen, Völkern, Kulturen Freiheit und Menschenwürde leben können. Auf diesem und auch zwischen unterschiedlichen staatlichen Weg begleiten wir Sie, und wir hoffen, dass wir Interessen ist heute möglich. Wir haben ein Beispiel aus gemeinsam Erfolg haben. der Nachkriegszeit. Mehrere haben es schon zitiert. In dem Europa der beiden Blöcke, die sich 6 27-09-2006 gegenüberstanden — das kommunistische und das next week and I hope that the Israelis will withdraw westliche Europa —, auf dem Höhepunkt des Kalten from the occupied territories in Palestine so that we can Krieges, der atomaren Überrüstung, im Angesicht des find a solution for peace. Risikos der weltweiten Vernichtung durch einen Atomkrieg entstand in den siebziger Jahren die Idee der However, I think few of us here see the conflict in the Konferenz für Sicherheit und Zusammenarbeit in way you have presented it to us today. Israel exists. It Europa, deren Umsetzung auch damals nicht leicht war, has an internationally recognised right to exist. It is weil ideologische Brücken abgebrochen waren, weil es regularly attacked, as it was this summer, by Hezbollah, tiefe Gräben gab, die unüberwindbar schienen. Trotzdem with the taking of Israeli soldiers. Its people are gab es den Versuch, alle beteiligten Kräfte an einen regularly abused in the press across the Arab world. It is Tisch zu bringen, und zwar auf der Grundlage der threatened with obliteration by a head of government. Prämisse, dass ein Schlussstrich gezogen und jedem die Chance gegeben wird, durch vertrauensbildende I share your hope that the Shebaa Farms is the only Maßnahmen und den Beweis, dass der issue, but I know that last month Hezbollah said it would Vertrauensvorschuss gerechtfertigt ist, in eine solche not disarm in conformity with UN Resolution 1559, Konferenz und einen Dialog innerhalb einer solchen even if Israel pulled out. Moreover, last week its Konferenz einzutreten. Das könnte — aber muss nicht Secretary General, Naim Qassem, said that armed — die Hisbollah und Syrien, es könnte den Libanon und resistance would be necessary even after a possible Israel einschließen und es könnte die Kräfte der Israeli withdrawal from the Shebaa Farms. Roadmap und viele andere Beteiligte in der Region einschließen. Prime Minister, all of us here want to see peace in your region; a region in which the three monotheistic Herr Ministerpräsident Siniora, Sie haben Recht. Den religions regularly confront each other, confrontations Libanon aufzubauen, diesen libanesischen Staat, der ein that spill over into armed conflict. We believe that the Modell für Pluralität und Toleranz sein könnte, die sending of a peacekeeping force from Europe is only a Mission Libanon, das Miteinander der Kulturen in sticking plaster remedy. We want to see you working diesem kleinen, aber einzigartigen Land, das, wie Sie with us and working with Israel to build the kind of gesagt haben, ein Modell für eine integrierte institutions that will anchor peace in the long term. We Gesellschaft sein könnte — dem unsere Unterstützung want to see a Euro Mediterranean Development Bank, zu geben, ist unser edles Ziel. Ich danke Ihnen, dass Sie jointly owned and managed by both sides but working heute zu uns gekommen sind und uns zuhören. on development projects where they are most needed. We want to see a conference on security and cooperation (Beifall ) in the Middle East and in Europe; the establishment of institutions such as universities to promote common 3 010 understanding; and perhaps all of it overseen by the Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group . – Mr institution in which we have invested so much capital, President, I first visited the Prime Minster’s country 25 the EuroMed Parliamentary Assembly. years ago. I found in Beirut and in the villages and in the refugee camps further south a country scarred by I praise you for the efforts you have made for peace. I conflict, at that time between the PLO and the South praise you for the 7 point plan you put forward in Rome. Lebanon Army. I hope that we can work with you in achieving our joint aim. But let us make sure, too, that we are working to Prime Minister, the destruction of this summer’s war – respect the rights of all of the people of the unhappy 34 days of fighting leaving 200 000 people displaced, region in which your country is situated. infrastructure destroyed and hope hard to find – must worsen the situation that your people have been through. (Applause) The legacy of war will be with you for some time to come: the unexploded munitions, the cluster bomblets – 3 011 perhaps up to one million of them. I understand that Daniel Cohn-Bendit (Verts/ALE), coprésident du since the end of the war some 18 people have been killed groupe des Verts . – Monsieur le Président, ce Parlement and a further 80 injured by unexploded munitions, a a voté à une très grande majorité, il y a deux semaines, quarter of them children. une résolution où nous condamnions tous ensemble la manière dont Israël a mené cette guerre contre le Liban. The existence of the State of Israel is something that is Nous avons condamné aussi l'utilisation d'armes comme very difficult to debate in the country from which I les bombes à fragmentation. come. The Balfour Declaration favoured the establishment in Palestine of a national state for the Monsieur le Président, il ne fait aucun doute que ce Jewish people. That said, it was clearly understood that Parlement est solidaire à la fois de l'État libanais, et du nothing should be done that might prejudice the civil and peuple du Liban. Et, en même temps, il ne fait aucun religious rights of existing non Jewish communities in doute et je crois que, dans votre discours, vous avez été Palestine. That understanding has not been honoured. A un peu unilatéral que les raisons des drames que state that was born of terror lives in terror. I hope that connaît le Liban ne sont pas seulement liées à Israël. the Israeli defence forces will pull out of Lebanon by 7 Je me rappellerai toujours Sabra et Chatila où, en tous les membres de votre gouvernement, sans présence de l'armée syrienne et de l'armée israélienne, exception. des forces libanaises ont massacré les Palestiniens. Je me rappellerai la guerre civile qui a fait des centaines de Quant à l'hommage que vous avez rendu à la résistance milliers de morts. Ce n'est pas Israël qui menait cette libanaise, il a contribué à ce que nombre d'observateurs guerre civile. Je me rappellerai l'assassinat de M. Hariri, commencent à dépasser les clichés simplistes, chers à perpétré par les forces secrètes syriennes et non par les l'administration Bush, et la réconciliation entre tous les forces israéliennes. Libanais n'a pu qu'y gagner. Puisse cette unité nationale, forgée dans la mobilisation contre ce que vous aviez Je veux dire par là que le Liban a toujours été la cible appelé "la machine infernale israélienne", se perpétuer et d'États qui lui déniaient la souveraineté. Et nous pensons se consolider dans la perspective d'un nouvel objectif comme vous que nous sommes prêts à défendre un État commun: la reconstruction non seulement matérielle, libanais souverain. Mais comme l'a dit M. Poettering, un mais aussi sociale, politique et institutionnelle du pays. État libanais souverain ne saurait accepter une force armée qui ne dépende pas de cet État souverain qu'il Nous saluons, dans le même esprit, la sagesse et le représente. C'est là une chose qui est définie une fois courage avec lesquels vous avez rappelé à cette partie de pour toutes. la communauté internationale, au départ si peu empressée à exiger un cessez le feu, mais ensuite (Applaudissements ) prompte à précipiter le Liban dans le piège de la stratégie de la tension, que la question des armes du Et si vous avez dit, avec raison, qu'Israël avait mal réagi, Hezbollah, tout comme celle du contrôle de la frontière d'une manière non légitime, à l'assassinat de six soldats avec la Syrie, relevaient de la responsabilité des seuls et à l'enlèvement de deux autres, vous devez aussi Libanais. Comme l'avait déclaré un jour, avec beaucoup admettre que, pendant des années, des forces du de discernement, M. Ghassan Tueni, dont nous Hezbollah ont lancé des roquettes sur Israël et qu'elles soutenons la candidature au Prix Sakharov, le Liban ne ne l'ont pas fait seulement les quinze derniers jours. peut être gouverné ni à partir de la Syrie, ni contre la Syrie. La vérité est difficile. La vérité est compliquée. Vous avez dit une chose très vraie. Nous avons besoin Comment à présent l'Europe peut elle le mieux aider d'hommes d'État qui sachent surpasser le discours qu'on politiquement le Liban? À mes yeux, tout d'abord en attend d'eux. Quand M. Sadate est allé proposer la paix à encourageant cet esprit de rassemblement de tous les Israël, c'était un grand moment. Quand M. Rabin a été Libanais et en s'en inspirant elle même en toute capable de proposer un État palestinien, de proposer la circonstance. Ensuite, en revenant sur ce qui devrait être paix aux Palestiniens, c'était un grand moment. la pierre angulaire de toute action politique dans cette région comme dans toute autre: le respect du droit Nous attendons de cette région non plus des international, le même pour tous les peuples et pour tous justifications, que ce soit des Israéliens ou des pays les États. Faut il le rappeler, il n'y a pas qu'une seule arabes ou des Palestiniens, visant à démontrer qu'ils ont résolution des Nations unies sur le Proche Orient, il y en raison, nous attendons d'elle des hommes politiques qui a une centaine, dont celle, centrale, qui exige la fin de sachent se surpasser pour donner raison à toute la région l'occupation par Israël des territoires de ses voisins, à et donner raison à tous les peuples. Voilà le grand commencer par les Palestiniens. On ne choisit pas le problème de cette région. droit des peuples à la carte. On doit le respecter dans son intégralité. (Applaudissements ) Enfin, l'Europe a tout à gagner à s'éloigner au plus vite et C'est pourquoi je vous dis une chose. Vous avez raison le plus clairement possible de la stratégie de de dire, quand vous parlez d'Israël "C'est injuste ce qu'ils Georges W. Bush qui, de guerre contre le terrorisme en ont fait", mais je vous demande aussi ceci. Dites aussi, enfantement du grand Moyen Orient, entraîne le monde en grand homme politique, que vous reconnaissez l'État de fiasco en fiasco, si ce n'est un jour dans la guerre des d'Israël. civilisations. Or, l'œil du cyclone, c'est le Moyen Orient. (Applaudissements ) On parle beaucoup, à ce sujet, de conférence internationale pour la recherche d'une solution globale à 3 012 la crise de la région, mais on ne voit rien venir. Pourquoi Francis Wurtz (GUE/NGL), Président du groupe . – l'Union européenne ne prendrait elle pas, en tant que Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Premier ministre, telle, l'initiative de chercher à en créer les conditions, y mon groupe a souhaité votre visite au Parlement compris en coopération avec la Ligue arabe dont le plan européen. Non comme un leader d'une partie des dit "de Beyrouth" de 2002 conserve toute son actualité. Libanais, mais au contraire, comme un homme d'État Le cadre en est tout trouvé: toutes les résolutions des dont nous avons apprécié, à des moments décisifs de la Nations unies. Il ne manque plus que la volonté tragédie, la volonté de rassembler tous les Libanais. politique. Ainsi, l'annonce de votre plan en sept points du 27 juillet (Applaudissements) dernier a t elle eu l'impact politique majeur que l'on sait, précisément parce que ce plan résultait du consensus de 3 013 8 27-09-2006
Cristiana Muscardini (UEN), Co-Presidente del Stato democratico regolare con eserciti regolari; uno gruppo . – Signor Presidente, signor Primo Ministro, Stato che lavora per la pace. Una pace nel onorevoli colleghi, il nostro gruppo è vicino al popolo riconoscimento di Israele, una pace per la Palestina, libanese per le tante sofferenze patite in questi anni. libero Stato sovrano, una pace per il Medio Oriente, escludendo i governi che oggi, insieme a movimenti Nel suo intervento lei ha detto molte cose, ma su molte terroristici, fomentano la guerra, le rivolte e gli omicidi. cose, signor Ministro, lei ha taciuto, Vercoor direbbe: "il Quegli omicidi che anche voi avete subito con il vostro silenzio delle parole non dette". Tra le cose dette lei ha Primo Ministro Hairiri che ricordiamo con grande affetto affermato che il terrorismo non è la causa di tutti i mali: e simpatia. è vero, il terrorismo è un male in se stesso, è il male assoluto. Certamente la povertà è alla base di tante 3 014 Bastiaan Belder (IND/DEM), namens de violenze, ma allora dobbiamo allora rivolgerci a tutti Fractievoorzitter . – Voorzitter, Excellentie, wat ik u nu quei capi di governo, a quelle autorità che hanno ga zeggen is omwille van vrede en welzijn in uw land en utilizzato per arricchire se stessi i soldi destinati alle in de buurlanden. Blijkens een uitvoerig persbericht van popolazioni. afgelopen maandag zou uw kantoor vorige week een brief hebben verstuurd aan Abbas Zakir, de hoogste Bisogna trovare una soluzione diplomatica alla vertegenwoordiger van de Palestijnse autoriteit in questione nucleare per l'Iran, ma dobbiamo ricordarci Libanon. Dat schrijven ging over de verdenking dat che l'Iran vuole la cancellazione dello Stato di Israele. Hezbollah wapentuig binnenbracht in Palestijnse Questo è inaccettabile per il mondo civile. Dobbiamo kampen in het zuiden van uw land. Kunt u dit bericht ricordare che in questi giorni le corti islamiche hanno bevestigen en is het juist dat Palestijnse groepen zoals invaso la Somalia, stanno uccidendo i civili, la Fatah en het "Volksfront voor de Bevrijding van popolazione è inerme, combattono un governo Palestina" op Libanees territorium nog altijd militaire riconosciuto ufficialmente da tutto il mondo. Questo bases onderhouden? governo, un governo islamico riconosciuto, è assediato nel suo stesso paese e chiede aiuto, ma in Somalia le Een officiële Libanese woordvoerder jammer genoeg corti islamiche lavorano insieme all'Iran per continuare wenst hij anoniem te blijven informeerde de pers dat nel progetto del nucleare, quello stesso Iran che, Hezbollah met de actieve hulp van Iran momenteel een ripetiamo, vuole la distruzione di Israele. nieuwe serie bunkers aanlegt in Palestijnse kampen. Ondertussen heeft volgens dezelfde Libanese zegsman Se si vuole la pace, signor Primo Ministro, non si può het Libanese leger niet de bevoegdheid binnen deze pretendere una pace unilaterale: ad alcuni soltanto i Palestijnse kampen te patrouilleren. "Deze diritti, ad altri soltanto i doveri. Prima del 12 luglio è ongebruikelijke activiteit" om uw brief te citeren, als successo molto e di questo avremmo anche voluto het inderdaad die brief is in en rond Palestijnse kampen parlare, qualcosa è accaduto anche poche ore fa, quando nam het Israëlische leger eveneens recent waar toen il rappresentante ufficiale di Hezbollah ha detto: Hezbollah 14 posten langs de grens ontmantelde en die "Nessuno potrà disarmarci e non disarmeremo nemmeno inclusief raketten op transport stelde. davanti le richieste delle Nazioni Unite". Excellentie, graag zou ik uw standpunt vernemen over Questo atteggiamento non mostra alcuna disponibilità deze verontrustende persmeldingen. Verontrustend, want concreta alla pacificazione. Mi associo a quanto hanno ze impliceren niet slechts ernstige schendingen van VN ricordato i colleghi già intervenuti: l'esistenza di una resoluties maar zij ondermijnen evenzeer de milizia armata al di fuori della struttura militare di uno staatkundige soevereiniteit van de Republiek Libanon en Stato sovrano non appartiene alla concezione roepen het onmiddellijke gevaar op van een nieuwe democratica. Noi crediamo in un governo democratico gewelddadige confrontatie binnen en buiten de in Libano, come il suo, crediamo che il Libano deve landsgrenzen. Met de verschrikkingen van de afgelopen poter ricostruire e vivere in pace, crediamo che Israele maanden is dat toch niet om aan te denken, Excellentie. deve essere riconosciuto e vivere in pace, così come crediamo in uno Stato palestinese. 3 015 Gianni De Michelis (NI). – Signor Presidente, signor Tuttavia non si ottengono le paci o la pace attraverso i Primo Ministro, onorevoli colleghi, questa è un'ulteriore missili lanciati da case civili o nascondendosi dietro i occasione, come le sue parole toccanti e sincere ce lo bambini, come fanno le milizie armate che usano i civili confermano, per esprimere la solidarietà, non solo del per lanciare le loro offensive; esse non appartengono per Parlamento europeo, ma anche dei cittadini europei, al dignità al consesso civile e in nessun paese, signor suo popolo, al suo paese, al suo governo. Tuttavia credo Primo Ministro, ripeto, ci possono essere miliziani che non possiamo fermarci qui e al tipo di discussione armati fuori dall'esercito regolare. che, sebbene importante, si è svolta finora. La forza dell'ONU, di cui sono lieta faccia parte anche Se non saremo capaci in tempi strettissimi di sviluppare l'Italia, avrà un compito difficile ma non impossibile; un'iniziativa concreta sul terreno politico e diplomatico, dovrà operare in zone dove gli Hezbollah continuano a quello che l'Europa ha fatto da protagonista nell'ambito essere armati. Ma non sarà impossibile se il governo delle Nazioni Unite, ovvero la tregua e l'intervento delle legittimo libanese coadiuverà la volontà dell'ONU: uno truppe dell'UNIFIL, pur essendo importante, rischia non 9 solo di non essere sufficiente, ma si rischia di vedere about the Shatila and Sabra massacres. That reminds inevitabilmente la situazione ripiombare prima o poi me of the fact that Israel, after its invasion in 1978, nello scontro e nel conflitto. stayed in Lebanon, occupying a part of Lebanon. Israel invaded again and reached the capital, Beirut. The Dobbiamo discutere di questo problema, per poter Israelis went into the Sabra and Shatila camps. Their mettere in moto l'iniziativa politico diplomatica! declared intention at that time was to destroy the PLO. Dobbiamo fare tutti uno sforzo per andare oltre i pur They did not destroy the PLO. On the contrary, they legittimi punti di vista! Dobbiamo andare oltre le sowed the seeds for the creation of Hezbollah, because risoluzioni dell'ONU finora approvate! Dobbiamo the problem stayed and the situation deteriorated. andare oltre la logica del quartetto! Dobbiamo riuscire ad applicare un multilateralismo reale che crei le From 1982 Israel continued its occupation of Lebanon premesse per un compromesso tra punti di vista che, until 2000. The Israelis withdrew because of the come lei ha potuto ascoltare anche in questa sede, sono resistance from the Lebanese people and because of the diversi! pressure that was put on them, but it was not a complete withdrawal. They continued their occupation of the Alcuni di noi pensano che il modello di Helsinki, Shebaa Farms, on Lebanese territory. Why? To maintain sperimentato con estremo successo molti decenni fa in the status quo. They did not make any real efforts to end Europa, possa rappresentare uno spunto a partire dal the occupation of Lebanon, which would help to find quale lavorare. Occorrono tuttavia buona volontà e solutions. sacrifici ed è necessario elaborare i dettagli di questa proposta. Chi, meglio dell'Europa, che per la prima volta In 2002 the Arabs came up with a proposal, a real peace ritrova un ruolo centrale su questo terreno, potrebbe initiative, that recognised the State of Israel, provided intraprendere tale azione che concerne anche il proprio that Israel implemented Security Council Resolutions futuro, non solo rispetto al Medio Oriente, al successo e 242 and 338. That offer of peace, which was extended all'insuccesso dell'azione? Chi più del Libano che ha già by the entire Arab world to find a real solution to the pagato, non solo negli ultimi trentatré giorni, ma da anni, problem, received no response. On the contrary, the questa situazione? Chi più del titolare della situation stayed as it was and deteriorated further. responsabilità, come lei, di guidare il governo di questo Ultimately, things were getting more and more paese? complicated, not just in Lebanon but in the West Bank and in Gaza as well. Naturalmente occorre fare uno sforzo per riuscire a creare le condizioni non convenzionali, perché This problem of Palestine is not only restricted to what l'iniziativa possa prendere piede e inevitabilmente abbia is happening in Palestine, it is also being expressed le caratteristiche di un compromesso, per convincere practically in every other Arab capital and in every tutti a sedere attorno al tavolo. Ovviamente, quando Muslim country. Israel is ignoring the calls made and diciamo tutti, intendiamo proprio tutti, da una parte e advice given by the international community regarding dall'altra! Nel contempo occorre dire con chiarezza che the division of the capital, Jerusalem. The Muslim world chi non accetta certi principi comuni da questo tavolo and the Arab world feel they are being humiliated every sarà escluso! day. They are not able to change one stone of a wall that is being built unjustly in Jerusalem. Why? Because 3 016 Israel is still being intransigent and is not accepting the Fouad Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon . −−− I listened hand that is being extended to it for real peace. very carefully to many of the remarks and ideas that really showed interest in our part of the world and in We have learned very good lessons from this last war: Lebanon. It really showed how much you are interested power and force cannot lead to any results. In fact, what in peace in that region. You also expressed your has been going on? This effort that is being made to concerns about certain remarks and speeches that are push Israel outside the Occupied Territories is the result being made here and there, as well as ideas about the of the failure of the political effort. Once political effort future of the region. is really being made sincerely and seriously and successfully, then there will not be any need for the Let me start by saying that during the past few decades armed conflict we have at present. most of the attempts to deal with certain incidents, events or problems that happened or came to the world’s We have a situation that requires real initiatives, as I attention were mainly concentrated on dealing with the said, in order not to continue dealing with the symptoms symptoms rather than the core causes of the problem. but to deal with the root causes. The delay in finding That is why the problem has stayed and the situation has solutions is not going to keep the situation as it is. On deteriorated and has reached unexpected proportions. the contrary, the situation is going to get more and more complicated and will deteriorate further. This is what we I heard some of the comments made about the Balfour are witnessing every day in all sorts of expressions, Declaration and the intentions behind it – i.e. not to some of which are often irrational, but the way to deal jeopardise the rights of other communities – which were with it is to look at the root causes. Once this situation is not honoured. I heard about visits to Lebanon during handled properly, this is the way in which many clashes between the PLO and the South Lebanese Army. countries in the region will be able to focus their This situation was really created by the State of Israel on the southern border of Lebanon. I heard some comments 10 27-09-2006 attention on re building their societies and their Farms is a Lebanese territory that is still being occupied economies in the right manner. by Israel. Some real effort has to be made in order to trigger this important step that will take us to where In the real sense of the word, the Arab world, and the Lebanon should be, where the Lebanese Government Muslim world I would say, is now at a crossroads. Either and its Lebanese forces have the monopoly all over it goes in a direction that will take that part of the world Lebanon, and this by itself is an important step that can into real problem solving, and that will lead towards real take us towards the door leading to real peace in the peace that will recognise all the states in the region, region and that can guarantee the recognition of all for including the State of Israel, and at the same time will the State of Israel. That is the thing that will assure the help all moderates against the calls of extremists. Others continuation and prosperity of Israel. will be accepted and that will help in creating an environment that will lead to the betterment of lives, We drew very important lessons from the last war. Israel economies and the standards of living of the people. has used all the types of weapons that it has in its arsenal That will pave the way for more moderation in this part and it has proved that it did not bring peace, security or of the world and in the Muslim world. Or it will go in stability. I think it is high time to think in a different another direction that will lead towards further way, to think out of the box and try to find out how to desperation, further extremism and fanaticism. And as solve real problems rather than symptoms of problems. you know, desperate people often commit desperate acts. This is the way we see it. We are sure that you can play a role. We will count on you. There is a lot between us I think it is high time to pick up the pieces and try to and this is for the good and the benefit of all the peoples help the forces of moderation, the forces of real in our region and in Europe. problem solving, rather than to be at the mercy of all the extremists. Each group of these extremists on both sides (Applause) justifies or perpetuates the other. You in Europe have a very important role because of your proximity, because 3 017 José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra (PPE-DE). – of your historical relations with our part of the world, Señor Presidente, quisiera también saludar la presencia because of the relationship that has prevailed over del Primer Ministro del Líbano en nuestro Parlamento, al centuries between Europe and the Arab Middle East and que tuve el honor de conocer en una misión de the Muslim world in general. I think you stand not only observación de las elecciones en su país la primavera a chance, but you have a duty as well. And this is for the pasada. Y creo que a pesar de la desolación, de la muerte interests of all. y de la tragedia que ha vivido su país este verano, por lo menos tenemos que constatar con satisfacción que los The most recent decades have taught us very important frutos de esa primavera democrática en su país, a pesar lessons. No single country can consider itself to be de tanta desolación y tanta muerte como produce la immune to what is happening in the rest of the world, guerra, no se hayan agostado, no se hayan marchitado, y particularly in neighbouring countries. This is the main hayan prevalecido. reason you introduced the Neighbourhood Policy: it is because you know that you are very much affected by «Siria después del Líbano, el Líbano después de Siria» what is happening in the world around you. We urge es el título que lleva una reflexión de un grupo you, we call upon you, to take an initiative to help these importante de analistas internacionales, que, creo, es uno countries so that you can contribute to world peace. de los puntos clave para resolver la situación y la espinosa controversia que todavía se vive en su país. En I am very confident that this is the only way and the only este Parlamento se han escuchado voces en favor de la credible way. Lebanon is very interested in the soberanía, de la independencia y de la integridad del implementation of its seven point plan which is the basis Líbano, y por eso urge normalizar las relaciones con on which Resolution 1701 was drafted. We strongly Siria, especialmente en un contexto en el que la Unión believe that there cannot be a state within a state. We Europea está negociando un acuerdo de asociación con have to do our part of the duty, but there is something este país y ese debate centra, en este momento, los else: Lebanon has to be helped. We have to continue, trabajos de nuestra Comisión de Asuntos Exteriores. through negotiation, through dialogue, through cooperation with our countrymen, with our own political Por eso es importante que, a la luz de las conclusiones groups, with Hezbollah. Yes, through this dialogue. All aprobadas por la Comisión Especial de las Naciones representatives in the Lebanese Government, including Unidas, se pueda investigar a los responsables del Hezbollah, have endorsed the seven point plan, which asesinato del ex Primer Ministro Hariri. El presidente de states very clearly that there should not be any weapon mi Grupo, señor Poettering, y otros diputados se han in the country other than the weapons of the Lebanese referido a la preocupación que suscita la existencia de un State. It also states that the Lebanese State should have Estado dentro del Estado. authority over the whole of Lebanon and all its territories. However, at the same time Lebanon has to be Yo tuve, señor Primer Ministro, la oportunidad de helped in order to make that important step. presenciar in situ las elecciones en el Líbano, con otros colegas de nuestro Parlamento, que nos acompañan hoy, This is the key that can take us to where the Lebanese como el señor Carnero, y vi el triunfo electoral de State can have authority over all its territories. Shebaa 11 Hezbolá, que ganó todos los escaños en el sur del tutti gli europei, ho sofferto molto questa estate a Líbano. Pero es también una milicia armada y, como vedere i lutti, le distruzioni, le vittime libanesi e usted acaba de decir muy bien, no puede haber más israeliane, gli osservatori delle Nazioni Unite, le armas en el país que las armas del ejército libanés y, a centinaia di migliaia di sfollati. corto plazo, las armas de los cascos azules de las Naciones Unidas, que tienen como misión fundamental L'Europa si è assunta una grande responsabilità el mantenimiento de la paz. nell'emergenza e nella cooperazione per la ricostruzione, ma si attende qualche cosa. E' andata lì con una Hoy en la vida, en la cultura y en la civilización, señor consapevolezza, con un obiettivo specifico: contribuire Primer Ministro, la clave no es sólo conocer, sino attraverso il suo difficile lavoro affinché il Libano también entender a ese ser humano que por distintos costruisca una sovranità effettiva su tutto il suo territorio caminos busca la misma verdad, la misma concordia y la e questo vale sia in direzione di Israele, sia in direzione misma solidaridad, pero sobre la base, señor Primer della Siria, e vale indirettamente per le molte influenze, Ministro, del rechazo al terrorismo, que es un flagelo ancora una volta dirette e indirette, che l'Iran esercita su que golpea nuestras sociedades y que nos afecta a todos alcune componenti della sua società civile e politica. por igual, y la respuesta de nuestras sociedades debe ser también de todos por igual. L'UNIFIL ha lo scopo di contribuire affinché il suo governo abbia il monopolio legale nell'uso della forza e Solamente sobre esas bases, señor Primer Ministro, la questo vuol dire adoperarsi per la liberazione dei soldati Unión Europea está dispuesta a seguir aportando sus israeliani, per il disarmo, o anche l'integrazione delle dividendos a la paz, a la concordia y a la reconciliación milizie di Hezbollah. Non ci ha fatto per nulla piacere de su país. sentire dieci giorni fa Nazral affermare che Hezbollah non verrà mai disarmata e che ci sono oltre ventimila (Aplausos) razzi pronti per essere usati. 3 018 Abbiamo però un obiettivo a medio termine: UNIFIL Pasqualina Napoletano (PSE). – Signor Presidente, non deve garantire una tregua, UNIFIL vuole un Libano signor Primo Ministro, onorevoli colleghi, nella stabile, pacifico, perché vuole interrompere una catena descrizione drammatica dei lutti e delle devastazioni che di conflitti diversi che rischia, altrimenti di legarsi fra il lei ha fatto nel suo paese, lei ha introdotto pure qualche Mediterraneo orientale fino al Punjab indiano, in una elemento di speranza. La risoluzione 1701 e sorta di domino che il jihadismo terrorista cerca di l'interposizione UNIFIL nel sud offrono i primi alimentare. strumenti politici, diplomatici e militari per sostenere lo Stato libanese e la sua piena sovranità. Come europei lavoriamo per rompere questo domino e voi dovete e potete sganciarvi da questo domino. Se lei Da parte nostra è di grandissima importanza che questa lavorerà in questa direzione, sa di poter ottenere missione abbia un forte impegno europeo. Tuttavia le dall'Europa e da tutti i nostri singoli paesi, io sono dico francamente che avremmo voluto e vorremmo una italiano, ogni aiuto possibile. missione ancora più europea, come stiamo facendo, ad esempio, in Congo. Concordo con i colleghi che dicono: 3 020 "Non basta l'interposizione militare, c'è bisogno di un David Hammerstein Mintz (Verts/ALE). – Señor forte impulso politico e diplomatico se vogliamo riaprire Presidente, la visión que usted ha dado del conflicto en – come lei ha detto, signor Primo Ministro – un processo el Líbano presenta como un requisito solucionar el gran che porti ad una pace in tutta la regione, con tutti gli problema palestino antes de solucionar los problemas en interlocutori, compresa la Siria, la quale in questo el Líbano. Yo lo veo casi al contrario. momento si sta differenziando dalle parole del Presidente iraniano", En estos momentos, creo que el gran ensayo del multilateralismo se llevará a cabo en el sur del Líbano. Infine, signor Presidente, nel riconfermarle il pieno El ensayo de Europa de llevar tropas de paz tiene que appoggio, le chiedo di dirci come vede il dialogo interno culminar con éxito, para que esta experiencia pueda nel suo paese. Ovviamente ciò chiama in causa il ruolo extenderse después a Cisjordania y a Gaza. di Hezbollah e lo smantellamento delle sue milizie, ma vorrei anche sapere a cosa alludono le manifestazioni di El ensayo de llegar a una paz estable frente a fuerzas questi giorni. Sarà possibile consolidare questo como milicias fuera de control, milicias que no confronto nella democrazia? Potremo continuare a reconocen ni las fronteras del armisticio del año 1949, contribuire e a sostenere il processo democratico avviato ha de tener éxito en el sur del Líbano, para dar este nel suo paese con l'importante primavera di Beirut? Per ejemplo de multilateralismo al conflicto israelo noi tutti ciò è molto significativo. palestino, que necesita una intervención parecida, incluso mayor, para garantizar la seguridad tanto de los 3 019 palestinos como de los israelíes. Lapo Pistelli (ALDE). – Signor Presidente, signor Primo Ministro, onorevoli colleghi, mi trovavo a Beirut Consideramos que el esfuerzo del Gobierno libanés para non molti mesi fa e avevo avuto la sensazione di una el éxito de la misión europea, la misión de la ONU, es ripresa, di una rinascita, dell'attesa di una prima stagione fundamental también para el futuro de todo Oriente normale di un paese che usciva da grandi lutti. Come Próximo. 12 27-09-2006
3 021 national, qui n'a pas oublié l'amitié séculaire unissant Miguel Portas (GUE/NGL). – Quero aproveitar a nos deux nations. presença do Primeiro Ministro libanês para lhe dirigir dois agradecimentos sinceros. O primeiro, por seu 3 023 intermédio, a todo o povo do Líbano pela capacidade de Tokia Saïfi (PPE-DE). – Monsieur le Président, resistência e de sofrimento ante a agressão de um Monsieur le Premier ministre, les événements qui se sont adversário muito mais poderoso. O segundo déroulés cet été dans votre pays sont d'une gravité agradecimento é directamente para si. exceptionnelle. Ce conflit ne doit pas être analysé Independentemente da opinião sobre a captura dos comme une guerre classique, mais comme une étape soldados que serviu de pretexto a Telavive, o Senhor supplémentaire dans l'escalade qui, en touchant Primeiro Ministro manteve se firme na exigência de um directement le peuple libanais et les infrastructures de cessar fogo digno e não capitulou, quando teria sido votre pays, a ouvert la porte à toutes les dérives. fácil fazê lo ante uma comunidade internacional refém da posição de Washington. Face à cette situation inédite qui n'a créé que des incertitudes profondes, tant au Liban qu'en Israël, tout le Raramente se viu uma guerra tão estúpida e inútil. Trinta monde reconnaît que la surenchère permanente de la e quatro dias de morte e de destruição para se concluir o violence a trouvé ses limites et que le droit international que era óbvio: que a defesa do Líbano e as armas da doit maintenant s'appliquer. L'Europe est aujourd'hui resistência são um problema que só pode e só deve présente dans le cadre de la FINUL, mais elle doit aller ser resolvido através do diálogo entre os libaneses. A plus loin, en donnant la priorité au renforcement d'une verdade é que não há solução militar para problemas zone euroméditerranéenne basée sur la paix et le políticos. A Resolução 1559 não pode ser imposta de développement pour tous, et en œuvrant pour le dialogue fora. O Líbano precisa de tempo e merece des civilisations. oportunidades. Nós precisamos de ter juízo. Il nous faut nous tourner vers l'avenir avec plus de O Líbano precisa de juntar forças e de tempo para détermination et obtenir maintenant des résultats construir um Estado forte, democrático e laico. Quanto a concrets. Réuni le 24 août dernier à Bruxelles, le bureau nós, convinha que aprendêssemos a ler. de l'Assemblée parlementaire euroméditerranéenne, seule instance parlementaire du processus de Barcelone Há dias Hassan Nasrala não disse que não desarmava. qui réunit des élus des peuples des deux rives de la Disse é que as suas armas não eram eternas e Méditerranée, a décidé d'assumer ses responsabilités afin condicionou as. Condicionou o seu destino à criação de d'œuvrer à la reprise du dialogue politique. uma solução política forte. A ingerência externa permanente no Líbano faz parte da doença que se abateu Mais la priorité des priorités, Monsieur le Premier sobre este país. Será que nunca mais aprendemos? ministre, est de régler le conflit israélo palestinien avant qu'il ne soit trop tard. Il y a maintenant urgence. Nous 3 022 demandons également que soit convoquée rapidement Marine Le Pen (NI). – Monsieur le Premier ministre, le une session extraordinaire du Conseil des ministres des retrait des troupes syriennes au mois d'avril 2005, la affaires étrangères consacrée aux questions libération des prisonniers politiques, la tenue d'élections euroméditerranéennes. libres, la formation de votre gouvernement d'union nationale avaient soulevé de grandes espérances. Votre Monsieur le Premier ministre, merci de votre présence pays était en train de redevenir le modèle qu'il avait été aujourd'hui. Vous représentez ce pays blessé par la avant les années 70: une démocratie pluraliste, pacifique, guerre cet été. Je suis convaincu que, demain, le peuple dans laquelle les communautés chrétiennes, sunnites, libanais saura trouver l'énergie qui va permettre la chiites et druzes étaient unies par le même sentiment renaissance économique, politique et démocratique du d'appartenance nationale. Cependant, votre État n'avait Liban. pas encore retrouvé toute sa souveraineté puisqu'il n'avait pas la garde de sa frontière méridionale. 3 024 Béatrice Patrie (PSE), Présidente de la Délégation Les événements dramatiques de cet été, qui ont replongé pour le Mashrek . – Monsieur le Premier ministre, le Liban dans les horreurs des années 70 et 80, trouvent Monsieur le Président, en ma qualité de présidente de la leur explication dans cette absence de souveraineté. Du délégation de ce Parlement pour les relations avec le mal peut il sortir un bien? Aujourd'hui, pour la première Mashrek, je souhaite saluer la lucidité et la fois depuis trente cinq ans, l'armée libanaise se déploie détermination dont vous avez fait preuve durant la au sud du pays jusqu'à la frontière israélienne. Est ce guerre qui vient de meurtrir votre pays. En ces heures suffisant? Sinon, Monsieur le Premier ministre, sombres, vous avez su incarner une si nécessaire unité comment envisagez vous les conditions d'une nationale. restauration totale de la souveraineté de l'État libanais? Quel rôle la communauté internationale, et notamment la À travers l'ensemble de nos actions: observation des France, peut elle jouer? élections législatives, accord d'association, résolutions, vous savez que nous ne cessons de soutenir les enjeux Telles sont les questions que je voulais vous poser au essentiels pour le Liban. Je veux parler d'une nom des patriotes français que représente le Front souveraineté pleine et entière sur l'intégralité de votre 13 territoire, à l'intérieur de frontières sûres et reconnues. Je KSZE zu kommen und einen Dialog, selbst mit Syrien veux parler de la construction d'un État solide, capable und dem Iran, aufzunehmen. d'unir les Libanais dans leur diversité – c'est d'ailleurs la devise de l'Union européenne –, capable de régler les Ich möchte aber noch kurz über Ihre Verantwortung problèmes qui relèvent de sa souveraineté et non d'une sprechen. Sie haben jetzt, nach dieser UN Resolution, quelconque intervention extérieure aussi légitime puisse die Verantwortung über alle Waffen des Libanons. Sie t elle paraître – je songe notamment à la question des haben die Verantwortung über die Waffen der Hisbollah. armes de la résistance –, capable de mettre en œuvre les Wir wissen, dass wir uns an der Beseitigung der réformes économiques et sociales indispensables. Streubomben im Südlibanon beteiligen werden, weil die Zivilbevölkerung des Libanons, aber auch zum Beispiel À cet égard, nous soutenons les réformes die UN Soldaten gefährdet sind. Sie haben jetzt die constitutionnelles préconisées par les accords de Taëf. Möglichkeit dafür zu sorgen, dass die ebenso Ghassan Tuéni, nominé par notre Parlement comme völkerrechtswidrigen Waffen, die die Hisbollah besitzt, candidat pour le Prix Sakharov, m'écrivait hier: "Ce sofort vernichtet werden. Es liegt an Ihnen, die Initiative Liban si petit et pourtant si grand par le message qu'il zu ergreifen, damit diese Waffen international geächtet véhicule". Contre les puissances qui œuvrent à la werden. désagrégation de la région, au fractionnement des peuples, contre ceux qui ont érigé le choc des Lassen Sie mich zum Schluss folgenden Appell an Sie civilisations en modèle pour une nouvelle partition du richten: Verhindern Sie nicht, dass die Marine vor Ihrer monde, il nous appartient de travailler ensemble à faire Küste, die die Waffenzufuhr an die Hisbollah verhindern du Liban un phare de pluralisme et de démocratie au soll, in ihrer Tätigkeit blockiert wird. Das würde das Moyen Orient, et non le terrain d'affrontement des autres UN Mandat konterkarieren und unsere Unterstützung für pays de la région. den Libanon letztlich nicht vereinfachen.
3 025 3 027 Nicholson of Winterbourne (ALDE). – I visited Vito Bonsignore (PPE-DE). – Signor Presidente, signor Lebanon while the conflict was still in progress. I Primo Ministro, onorevoli colleghi, l'Unione europea sta walked around South Beirut and drove to Sidon. The aumentando la propria capacità diplomatica e militare destruction was terrible: bomb upon bomb rained down per assumere un ruolo importante in molte delle vicende night and day upon the high rise blocks, the shops, the che accadono nell'area del Mediterraneo. individual houses, the schools, the hospitals, the mosques, the churches, roads and bridges. Total Vogliamo aiutare le autorità democratiche libanesi a destruction: a veritable slaughter of the innocents. I rafforzare la propria struttura istituzionale e visited once again, shortly afterwards, to see the l'organizzazione dello Stato, a preservare l'integrità del southern towns: the very places in which I had territorio libanese, a garantire sicurezza ai cittadini. monitored the elections just 18 months before. Beautiful Vogliamo fornire aiuti e mezzi per la ricostruzione, places reduced to rubble, with bodies being pulled out lavoriamo perché il Libano possa avere tutti i mezzi from under concrete blocks by relatives with facemasks. necessari per il controllo efficace delle sue frontiere e del suo territorio. We Europeans stood silent, when we should have shouted loudly. We should have called a halt to this Il Parlamento europeo invierà nei prossimi giorni una destruction, for Lebanon is the early home of Europe’s delegazione ufficiale per concretizzare il dialogo con il cultural values. Her tolerance, her multiculturalism, her suo paese, il Presidente di questa Assemblea ha già fatto multi faith nature: she is the very home of the early una visita in Libano, il nostro interesse è al massimo civilisation; not a clash of cultures, but a harmony of livello. civilisations. Facciamo, faremo la nostra parte, come ha detto il The Prime Minister has indicated that we can help. Dear presidente del mio gruppo, l'onorevole Poettering, ma colleagues, we should have helped before. We must do tutti devono fare qualcosa di più e di nuovo per uscire so now. dalla gabbia che fino adesso ha reso impossibile la soluzione che tutti auspichiamo: la pace. (Applause) Lei dice: "Dobbiamo estirpare le radici del male, 3 026 dobbiamo aiutare i moderati", su questo punto siamo Angelika Beer (Verts/ALE). – Herr Präsident, Herr concordi, signor Presidente. Lo strumento può essere un Ministerpräsident! Wir haben heute viel zum Thema tavolo con tutti coloro che condividono l'obiettivo della Verantwortung gehört. Sie haben viel über die pace nell'interesse della sicurezza di tutti i contendenti. Verantwortung der anderen nach diesem Krieg gesprochen. Ich gebe Ihnen Recht, denn die La presenza dell'Unione europea rappresenta una svolta, Friedenspflicht, die Pflicht, zu verhindern, dass es zu un'opportunità, pertanto è nell'interesse di tutti che essa einem Wiederaufflammen der Kämpfe und zu einem si riveli un successo, al fine di consolidare quel Flächenbrand kommt, haben sowohl die Europäer als multilateralismo da noi richiesto negli ultimi anni. auch die anderen. Ich bin überzeugt, dass wir eine Siamo d'accordo: vogliamo che sia solo una parte ad Sitzung des Nahost Quartetts brauchen, um zukünftig intervenire, ma è compito di tutti non far fallire questa dann auch zu einer Konferenz nach dem Modell der opportunità! 14 27-09-2006
3 028 Hisbollah sowie auch Syrien endlich das Existenzrecht Michel Rocard (PSE). – Monsieur le Premier ministre, Israels anerkennen, sonst finden wir keine neue l'immédiat et le court terme sont totalement dramatiques Grundlage für einen wirklichen Friedensprozess. mais je connais trop et j'aime trop votre pays pour me contenter du court terme. C'est au long terme qu'il faut Ich verurteile die Rede von Hisbollah Chef Nasrallah, penser et il n'y a pas de long terme sans une réflexion sur der höhnte, keine Armee der Welt sei stark genug, die toute la région. Hisbollah zu entwaffnen. Solche Äußerungen sind eine klare Erklärung gegen Frieden und eine Herabsetzung La perpétuation du conflit Israël/Palestine, les suites der UN Resolution 1701, die auf die Entwaffnung der dangereuses de la guerre du Liban, la situation en Irak, Hisbollah zielt. le terrorisme islamique sont autant de problèmes plus ou moins distincts mais qui interfèrent les uns avec les Ich bin mit Ihnen der Meinung, dass wir für Palästina autres et risquent de déflagrer. Nous tous ici redoutons und Israel eine Zwei Staaten Lösung und einen les conséquences possibles de cet état de choses. Mais souveränen und demokratischen Libanon brauchen. nous tous ici savons aussi que l'écrasante majorité des peuples et des États arabes aspire principalement à vivre 3 030 en paix, à connaître le développement et à établir des Jana Hybášková (PPE-DE). – Jako občanka bývalého relations apaisées avec toute la communauté Československa rozumím některým citlivostem života internationale. Libanonu jako všichni, kdo někdy žili v okupaci. Odchod Sýrie byl pro nás malým zázrakem, byť jste za Pourtant, Monsieur le Premier ministre, la conscience něj platili velikou cenu. My lidé sametové revoluce jsem d'une longue humiliation historique inhibe les réactions vám, cedrové revoluci, drželi palce. Nicméně volební des musulmans modérés et les empêche d'afficher zákon nebyl dobrý. Jako Evropská unie jsme měli být clairement leur refus de la violence. C'est une évolution kritičtí. Jenom podpořil další fragmentalizaci Vaší země. culturelle profonde du monde arabe qui doit y créer le Před volbami i po nich jsme my všichni v Evropě měli respect des droits de l'homme. À cet égard, nous nous být jednoznačnější k jasné podpoře vaší suverenity. Měli posons une question et je vous la pose très franchement; jsme říci: „Svrchovanost libanonské armádě, elle est embarrassante. Pour notre part, la gestion de la svrchovanost libanonským tajným službám, crise que nous assurons en ce moment avec vous, svrchovanost libanonské vládě.“ Nebyli jsme silní. O associée à une politique de coopération économique, est svrchovanost se dělíte s Hizballáhem a íránskými nécessaire mais d'un poids totalement insuffisant pour revolučními gardami. Sýrie stále zasahuje. Usnesení contribuer à la solution de tels problèmes. Il faut faire 1559 je skvělé, ale nenaplněné. Usnesení 1701 je dobré. plus, dialoguer, soutenir des idées, soutenir des forces Dovolme našim vojákům vám asistovat v plném face à d'autres. odzbrojení Hizballáhu, v rozbití jeho společenské moci. Dovolte nám vám pomáhat v rekonstrukcích vaší země. À votre avis, Monsieur le Premier ministre, dans le Pane premiére, rozbitím vlivu Hizballáhu umožníte monde arabe en général, faut il plutôt appuyer les pays Izraeli opakované stažení. Umožníte Izraeli naplnění et les forces qui s'acharnent à proposer la laïcité, la míru. Izrael je demokratická země, je partner Evropy, sécularisation des États, ou bien reconnaître qu'il přesto na něj z vašeho území útočí stále ještě ruské vaudrait mieux peut être – je vous pose la question – rakety kaťuše. Hizballáh zajímá vojáky Izraele. appuyer carrément les initiatives dont le Maroc donne Souhlasím s Vámi, pojďme řešit kořeny. Zbavme se l'exemple, visant à réconcilier l'Islam et les valeurs společně Hizballáhu. Přiveďme Sýrii a Izrael k universelles et à former, par exemple, les imams à cette jednáním. Jsem si jista, že Izrael jednou farmy Šibáa indispensable mais possible synthèse culturelle? Nous vrátí. hésitons. 3 031
3 029 Véronique De Keyser (PSE). – Monsieur le Premier Helga Trüpel (Verts/ALE). – Herr Präsident! Herr ministre, nous avons tous souffert avec vous cet été, Ministerpräsident, auch ich fand Ihre Rede und auch Ihre souffert, à la fois, de voir les images du massacre de Antwort, die Sie den Fraktionsvorsitzenden gegeben votre pays, souffert de voir les hésitations du Conseil de haben, noch zu einseitig. Auch wenn Israels Reaktion sécurité à demander un cessez le feu immédiat, souffert, überzogen war, so hat Israel nicht den Krieg begonnen. enfin, de ne pas pouvoir faire davantage. Der Angriff kam von der Hisbollah; eine international anerkannte Grenze wurde verletzt. Mais il y a eu deux lueurs d'espoir. La première, elle est venue de certains pays comme la France et l'Italie, qui, Sie haben in Ihrer Rede gefordert, nicht nur an den courageusement, sont montés au créneau, la deuxième Symptomen zu arbeiten, sondern an die Wurzel des de la résistance de votre pays. Je salue aujourd'hui la Übels zu gehen. Ich teile diese Einschätzung. Aber das résistance et le courage du peuple libanais. Si cette bedeutet, dass es auf allen Seiten auch Selbstkritik geben résistance libanaise nous permet aujourd'hui d'aboutir à muss, wenn es zu einem wirklichen Friedensprozess une solution globale des conflits, si elle permet de mettre kommen soll. Es ist richtig, von Israel zu verlangen, die un terme à l'unilatéralisme dans la région, si elle donne à Verbrechen von Sabra und Schatila zuzugeben und seine l'Europe un rôle nouveau dans la région, si, enfin, elle verhängnisvolle Siedlungspolitik aufzugeben. Aber permet de convoquer enfin une conférence internationale genauso müssen wir verlangen, dass die Hamas und die 15 sur la paix, les victimes, en grande partie civiles, ne verdadera Conferencia de Seguridad y Cooperación seront pas mortes pour rien. en el Mediterráneo que todos esperamos. Mais la résistance, il est très difficile de lui faire déposer 3 034 Siniora, Prime Minister of Lebanon . −−− Mr President, I les armes. Et vous avez dit, à juste titre, Monsieur le just want to thank you again very much for your very Premier ministre, qu'il ne pouvait pas y avoir d'État dans good remarks and comments and for the support you l'État. Encore faut il qu'il y ait un État, et je sais bien que have expressed. votre tâche à vous – et je vous félicite pour la résolution 1701 et les sept points de la Conférence de Rome – mais I should like to emphasise one important point once je pense qu'aujourd'hui, au delà de ce que nous pouvons again. I talked about dealing with the symptoms and not faire au niveau international, votre tâche à vous, c'est de dealing with the real issues. The real issue is the reconstruire l'État, ce à quoi je vous encourage de toutes occupation. The problem is the occupation. We said that mes forces. we should work hard and do our duty, and others should 3 032 do their duty. We should exemplify and show that we Hannes Swoboda (PSE). – Mr Prime Minister, you said have the will and the determination to work towards real ‘we have to do our part of our duty’. I fully agree. I am peace. However, at the same time we should not put our convinced you will do your part of your duty. But you region at the mercy of the extremists. We should help need neighbours who let you do that, and therefore the those who really want real peace in the region and those PSE Group is in continuous dialogue with the Israelis, who are looking for real prosperity in that part of the saying to them ‘give peace a chance; withdraw all your world. It is very important to really empower those troops from all areas of Lebanon’. The same goes for moderates. We talk about supporting the State of Syria. We recently re started dialogue with Syria. We Lebanon and say that it should prevail over all its took a delegation there. We said to Syria ‘let the territories. There should not be any weapon in Lebanon Lebanese do their job, and they will do their job’. We apart from the weapons that are held by the Lebanese are convinced that it is possible, if we continue that State and the international forces. But to achieve that we dialogue with Syria and say to them ‘give them the should do our part. At the same time we should be chance of independence’. empowered by putting an end to the occupation, by pushing Israel. That is in the interests of Israel because Therefore we in our Group – and I hope everyone in this Israelis have to live in that part of the world. Parliament – can promise you that we will trust you personally and Lebanon to do your duty. We do not want As I said, we have learned from this war and all the to interfere in your country. That is not our intention. previous wars, that the security and safety of any nation We want to give you a chance to be an independent, free is not measured by the quantity and sophistication of the country both internally and externally. We will therefore weapons that it has in its arsenal. It is measured by how continue the dialogue with your neighbours, saying ‘let much it can really develop and establish good relations Lebanon do its job’. with its neighbours. 3 033 Carlos Carnero González (PSE). – Señor Presidente, This is the time when, on the one hand, you can really señor Primer Ministro, a mí me gustaría que usted se work for promoting the idea and work hard, bringing llevara de este debate un mensaje positivo, consistente with you all the other peace loving nations, trying make en algo tan sencillo como decir que en esta casa estamos the necessary effort to convince the United States. We orgullosos de dos cosas: la primera, de que la know that it plays an important role in that respect, but democracia libanesa haya resistido. Yo fui presidente de Europe has a real interest in pursuing the track that la delegación de observadores del Parlamento en las would lead to peace, starting with the empowerment of elecciones del año 2005 y aseguro que una de mis the Lebanese State so that it can prevail. primeras preocupaciones era que esta guerra terminara derivando en un enfrentamiento civil. Eso no se ha We talk about the disarmament of Hezbollah. We producido gracias, entre otras cosas, a su firmeza. believe the right approach to that is, on the one hand, to have an earnest dialogue in Lebanon. At the same time, El segundo motivo de orgullo es que Europa está allí, the State should really move forward in that direction con otros valores, con multilateralismo, para hacer la paz while being helped so that we can put an end to the y no la guerra, como otros países y los Estados Unidos occupation. That is the real track we can take to move in están haciendo en Iraq. that direction. Ahora bien, tenemos que demandar más. En primer I am very encouraged by what I have heard during this lugar, que haya una segunda Conferencia Internacional discussion. It has been a great opportunity and a de Paz sobre Oriente Próximo, que recupere el espíritu privilege for me to express our views, to show you that de la cita de 1991 en Madrid, para volver a encarrilar las we have the will and the determination to really pursue cosas. En segundo lugar, señor Primer Ministro —usted peace – real, comprehensive, just and permanent peace – lo ha citado—, que el proceso euromediterráneo se haga in the region. That is good for the prosperity and presente en esta crisis con la Asamblea Parlamentaria, wellbeing of all concerned. con la Conferencia Euromed. Ese proceso puede ser la 16 27-09-2006
The Arab initiative is a very important step in that direction. Let us try not to miss the boat again. It is our duty, all together, to work towards that objective. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be with you today. (Applause)
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