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For det første at Kommissionen yder den størst mulige humanitære støtte til dette land, der er i opløsning, og for det andet at Rådet vil gøre en politisk indsats for at forhindre en blodsudgydelse, og at de demokratiske kræfter vil blive beskyttet og opmuntret.
The President of the National Council, Laurent Monsengo, is probably the only one with any authority at this moment who can talk to both sides using arguments which might produce results and in any case stop or prevent further bloodshed and murder on a massive scale. In defence of the long suffering people of Zaire, I urge the Council to give Laurent Monsengo and the National Conference as much support in international circles as possible.
B3-263/93 af Cassanmagnago-Cerretti og Oomen-Ruijten for Det Europæiske Folkepartis Gruppe om det politiske dødvande i Togo;
B3-0263/93 by Mrs Cassanmagnago Cerretti and Mrs Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the Group of the European People's Party, on the political stalemate in Togo;
B3-267/93 af van Putten m.fl. for Den Socialistiske Gruppe om Togo;
B3-0267/93 by Mrs van Putten and others, on behalf of the Socialist Group, on Togo;
B3-196/93 af Cassanmagnago Cerretti m.fl. for Det Europæiske Folkepartis Gruppe om Kenya;
B3-0196/93 by Mrs Cassanmagnago Cerretti and others, on behalf of the Group of the European People's Party, on Kenya;
B3-280/93 af Lehideux og Antony for De Europæiske Højrepartiers Tekniske Gruppe om demokratiseringen i Afrika.
B3-0280/93 by Mrs Lehideux and Mr Antony, on behalf of the Technical Group of the European Right, on the spread of democracy in Africa.
Vi er enige i EF-udenrigsministrenes erklæring, som støtter hr. Etienne Tshisekedis overgangsregering, og vi støtter endvidere den belgiske, franske og amerikanske regerings indsats. Jeg håber, at det vil føre til, at general Mobutus magt ophører.
I would point out that in our resolution we roundly condemn the policies of President Mobutu, which are responsible for the unspeakable looting and killing by soldiers, and that the situation in Zaire is so utterly wretched that there is no telling how it might develop from here.
TINDEMANS (PPE). — (NL) Kære kolleger, jeg har endnu aldrig deltaget i en debat her i Parlamentet om Zaire, eftersom jeg mener, at Belgien som en forhenværende kolonimagt ikke har nogen ret til at udtale sig om dette land.
TINDEMANS (PPE). — (NL) Ladies and gentlemen, I have never spoken in a debate in this House on Zaire because I have always felt that, as a former colonial power, Belgium had no special right whatsoever to take a leading interest in Zaire.
Men situationen er nu sådan, at jeg føler mig moralsk forpligtet til at intervenere i debatten.
However, the situation is now so serious, in terms of the humanitarian aspects, in view of
Vi opfordrer Kommissionen, de forskellige regeringer og Rådet til at sætte alt ind på at isolere general Mobutu, og når vi siger alt, udelukker det ikke militær indgriben.
We welcome the declaration by the Foreign Ministers of the European Community in support of Mr Etienne Tshisekedi's transitional government, and we also sup-
DURY ker med interesse, at højtstående belgiske embedsmænd og andre har stillet samme forslag.
Thus, we have witnessed several tragedies in recent months: bloody mutinies in Zaire; massacres in Togo, Rwanda and elsewhere, with dozens of casualties including the French ambassador.
Jeg gentager, at hvis Mobutu skal rammes i centrum af sin magt i Zaïre, er det nødvendigt også at ramme ham på hans ømmeste punkt: hans tegnebog.
President Mobutu has managed to keep his regime in place for 28 years. Prohibition of political parties, abolition of the right to strike, bloody repression — such have been his methods of government.
Jeg mener, det er vigtigt, at man foretager en juridisk undersøgelse af, hvorledes man kan iværksætte indefrysningen af hans formue i Europa.
And now that he is running out of steam, he refuses to acknowledge the decisions of the National Conference and of his people, hungry for democracy.
I dag, hvor enden nærmer sig, nægter han at bøje sig for det nationale råds og sit folks beslutninger, et folk, som giver udtryk for, at det længes efter demokrati.
I repeat that if we wish to strike at the heart of Mobutu's power in Zaire, we must hit him where he is most sensitive: in his wallet. We must investigate the legality of how best to freeze his assets in Europe.
VEIL (LDR). — (FR) Hr. formand, kære kolleger, jeg forelægger beslutningen om Zaïre og den om Togo samtidig, for de to landes situation er sørgeligt ens.
VEIL (LDR). — (FR) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I shall present the resolutions on Zaire and Togo at the same time, as the circumstances in these two countries are sadly similar.
I de to lande var en demokratisk proces indledt.
Both countries have seen the beginnings of a democratic process.
Der er egentlige demokratiske kræfter, som er i stand til at påtage sig det ansvar, der er forbundet med magten. Men de mødes af totalitære kræfter, som klamrer sig til det, de endnu har.
They have genuine democratic forces that are capable of shouldering the responsibility of government; and yet these are up against totalitarian regimes clinging on to the vestiges of power.
Man forstår i øvrigt godt, at de hager sig godt fast, for, som fru Dury netop fremhævede, bringer denne magt dem i besiddelse af mange penge, og jeg tilslutter mig helt og fuldt det, fru Dury netop sagde om nødvendigheden af at kunne indefryse de meget betydelige formuer, der er bragt i »sikkerhed« i Europa, en omstændighed, der yderligere bidrager til forværringen af disse landes situation.
The reason why the regimes cling on so desperately are easy to understand, moreover: with power comes a good deal of money, as Mrs Dury has just pointed out, and I fully endorse what she said about the need to block the very considerable funds which are "safely" deposited in Europe. This is a contributory factor to the worsening situation in these countries.
I Togo opfører general Eyadema sig ikke spor bedre.
General Eyadema of Togo is no better.
I de sidste to år er der blevet stadig flere ofre i form af dræbte og sårede.
The numbers of dead and wounded have been mounting steadily over the past two years.
Dette land lever kun i vold, fordi generalen og hans dignitärer nægter at leve op til den togolesiske befolknings håb om demokrati.
Life in that country is characterized these days solely by violence, by the refusal of the general and his cronies to respond to the Togolese people's democrat ic aspirations.
De begivenheder, der i slutningen af januar hensatte Lomé i sorg, er kun de sidste i en lang række. Seksten personer blev dræbt og fyrre såret.
The events which plunged Lomé into mourning at the end of January are only the latest in a long line: sixteen people were killed and forty wounded.
Det er på høje tid, at bidrag til bevarelser af disse regimer ophører, regimer som med foragt for deres folk nægter at bøje sig for valgurnernes folkelige kendelse.
It is high time that we stopped helping to prop up such disgraceful regimes which, in defiance of their subjects, refuse to accept the popular verdict at the ballot box.
Det haster at få dem isoleret og få enhver form for samarbejde med dem bragt til ophør, indtil de af folket demokratisk valgte instanser er sat ind.
We must isolate them immediately and end all cooperation with them until the institutions democratically elected by the people start to function.
Vi skal støtte befolkningerne i Togo og Zaire i deres kamp for demokrati, i deres værdighed og i deres vilje til forandring.
We must support the peoples of Togo and Zaire in their struggle for democracy, dignity and change.
I den ånd udtaler vi os imod enhver ydre indblanding i de afrikanske landes interne anliggender.
In this sense, we would assert our opposition to any outside interference in the domestic affairs of African countries.
VANDEMEULEBROUCKE (ARC). — (NL) Hr. for mand, kære kolleger, situationen i Zaire har udviklet sig til et totalt kaos.
VANDEMEULEBROUCKE (ARC). — (NL) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the situation in Zaire has become totally chaotic.
Præsident Mobutu er ikke længere i stand til at sikre roen, og plyndrende militærpersoner har anrettet et blodbad i utallige byer.
President Mobutu is no longer able to maintain order and rampaging troops have caused widespread bloodshed in numerous towns and cities.
Vi anmoder om, at Udenrigsministrene i Politisk Samarbejde gør alt, hvad der er muligt, for at gøre en ende på Mobutus diktatur.
We call on the Foreign Ministers meeting in European Political Cooperation to take every possible step to put an end to the Mobutu dictatorship.
Udviklinssamarbejdet må indstilles, så længe Mobutu bliver siddende ved magten. Naturligvis må der fortsat ydes humanitær bistand.
Development cooperation must be suspended while Mobutu remains in power although humanitarian aid must continue.
Forskellen mellem Zaïre og Togo er, at Zaïre burde være et rigt land, og at Togo desværre er i en endnu værre situation.
The difference between Zaire and Togo is that Zaire could be a rich country, whereas — unfortunately — the situation is even more tragic in Togo.
Ligheden er, at i dag tøver hverken præsident Mobutu eller præsident Eyadema med at skyde på mængden, hvilket har kostet hundreder af mennesker livet, uden at tage hensyn til den vilje, de valgte forsamlinger giver udtryk for, og uden at give nogen magt nogen chance for at komme til, og det gør de for at bevare deres magt.
The similarity is that, in order to remain in power, neither President Mobutu nor President Eyadema now hesitates to shoot at a crowd, causing hundreds of casualties. They show no regard for the will of the fledgeling parliaments, and make it impossible for a democratic system to become established.
De politikker, som det internationale samfund går ind for i de to lande, og som navnlig for Togos vedkommende den franske og tyske regering gik ind for på mødet i Colmar og for Zaires vedkommende hele Fællesskabet, den belgiske regering, Frankrig og andre europæiske lande går ind for, er uden virkning.
The policies recommended by the international community in the case of both countries — for Togo, by the French and German governments at the Colmar meeting and, for Zaire, by the Community as a whole, the Belgian Government, France and other Euro pean countries — have remained without effect.
Efter min mening må også Mobutus besiddelser konfiskeres, og man må vise overgangsregeringen al mulig tillid for omsider at bane vejen for en økonomisk genopretning og en virkelig demokratisering.
I also believe that Mobutu's possessions should be confiscated and we must place all our trust in the transitional government so that we can at last pave the way for economic reform and genuine democratization.
Vi kræver også, at Udenrigsministrene i Politisk Samarbejde presser på for at få De Forenede Nationer og Den Internationale Valutafond til at gøre deres indflydelse gældende, så der omsider kan sættes en stopper for dette skadelige regime.
We also call on the Foreign Ministers meeting in Euro pean Political Cooperation to urge the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund to apply the right kind of pressure so that we can finally put a stop to this unspeakable regime.
STAES (V). — (NL) Hr. formand, magtsituationen i Zaire har først og fremmest noget med pengebesiddelser at gøre.
STAES (V). — (NL) Mr President, political power in Zaire is first and foremost a matter of financial wealth.
Når soldaterne ikke længere får penge af Hans Højhed, bryder mytteriet ud, med eller uden présidentfondateur.
If the soldiers of his illustrious majesty are not paid, they mutiny, with or without the president who brought them together.
Netop derfor var spørgsmålet om pengesedler ne til et beløb af 5 mio zaire så vigtigt.
That is why the issue of the Zaire 5 million banknotes was so important.
Og netop derfor er det så vigtigt, at disse blodpenge afvises.
And that is precisely why it is so important to refuse this blood money.
Under de omstændigheder er der i dag kun én løsning, og det er et stærkt pres fra både det internationale samfund og fra Fællesskabet.
It is equally essential that ACP-EEC cooperation is used to accelerate the process of democratization, not only in Togo but throughout Africa.
Et diplomatisk pres, naturligvis, men det er ikke nok, og al økonomisk støtte med undtagelse af humanitær bistand skal ophøre. Endelig skal der ydes støtte til nabolande som Ghana og Benin, som i dag er tvunget til at tage imod flygtninge og befinder sig i en forfærdelig situation.
We need to exert pressure on Togo to ensure that those responsible for the murder of innocent and peaceful demonstrators are punished.
På et tidligere møde og også i dag har der været tale om at isolere Mobutu Sese Seko.
The issue raised at a previous sitting and which has been raised here again today is the isolation of Mobutu Sese Seko.
For nogle uger siden udtalte Parlamentet sig til fordel for, at man skulle beslaglægge al Mobutus ejendom i vestlige lande.
A few weeks ago this House advocated the seizure of all Mobutu's assets in the West.
Men til trods herfor var det ikke noget problem for England at trykke yderligere pengesedler og således at bidrage til at holde »slagterpræsidentens« voldsregime i live.
In spite of that, England saw no problem in printing up special bank notes in order to prop up the murdering hordes of this butcher-president.
Man var gan ske ligeglad med, at disse penge — via lufthavnen i Oostende i Belgien — nåede til Zaire.
No-one cared whether the money ended up in Zaire via Ostend airport in Belgium.
I spidsen for hovedparten af landene troner diktatorer, der i mange år har nydt godt af støtte og velvilje fra de fleste europæiske lande, som ønsker at bevare deres indflydelse i Afrika.
I find it significant that the Organization of African States has so far said nothing about the violent repression of the democratization process in a number of other countries in Africa.
Det er lykkedes general Mobutu at opretholde sit regime i 28 år.
I think the Commission must urge the OAS to assume its responsibilities in this part of Africa.
Hvis man har så travlt med at tale om at isolere Mobutu, så bør der også ske noget i praksis.
It is all very well talking about isolating Mobutu but we should also put it into effect.
Jeg har her en pengeseddel på 5 mio zaire med et billede af présidentfondateur.
I have in my hand a copy of the Zaire 5 million bank-note which bears the portrait of the founder-president.
Europa-Parlamentets forhandlinger
It is a contradictory state of affairs.
STAES har forstået, ikke er én zaire værd, og for at understrege, at »slagterpræsidenten« først og fremmest bør isoleres finansielt, tillader jeg mig hermed at rive den i stykker.
FREMION (V). — (FR) Mr President, the first thing that is needed to help Togo out of its predicament is for the massacres, torture and human rights abuses to stop and for those responsible to be punished, wherever they may be.
Mange af disse gamle ledere, som ofte har siddet alt for længe i saddelen, bør trække sig.
Many of these former leaders, who have been in charge for far too long, ought to go.
De bør give vejen fri for disse unge, demokratisk valgte parlamentarikere.
They should simply leave and make way for this young, democratically elected generation.
Men mange gamle diktatorer er alt for længe blevet støttet af en vestlig elite.
Yet many ageing dictators have been propped up by a Western elite for too long.
Økonomiske interesser har alt for længe gjort os blinde over for den udvikling, der finder sted under overfladen.
A web of economic interests has blinded us for too long to the developments going on under the surface.
Efter Angola, Mozambique og Sudan komme nu Togo og Zaire.
Angola was followed by Mozambique and Sudan and the list goes on.
Hele kontinentet eller en stor del af kontinentet risikerer af synke ned i kaos.
As a result of the situation in Togo and Zaire there is a very real threat that chaos will sweep across the entire continent or at least a large part of it.
Kan Europa ikke takke sig selv for det?
Is Europe itself not to blame for this?
Har Europa ikke først udbyttet Afrika og derefter overladt det til sin egen skæbne?
Has Europe not sucked Africa dry, exploited it and then abandoned it to its fate?
Se blot på handelstallene: Afrika tegner sig kun for 1 % af verdenshandelen.
Take trade figures, for example! Trade from Africa accounts for only 1 % of total world trade.
For det tredje skal der ydes støtte til Togos nabolande — Benin, Ghana — så de kan tage sig af den strøm af togolesiske flygtninge, der kommer til dem.
Financial and military support for the United Nations must be vastly increased since the UN will be unable to cope with the growing number of conflicts using the resources it has at present.
For det fjerde og ikke mindst skal støtten fra landene på den nordlige halvkugle til den blodige diktator standses.
The UN must bring pressure to bear, in the field if possible, to bring the troops back to their barracks.
Følgende bør snarest iværksættes. Den finansielle og militære støtte til De Forenede Nationer bør øges betyde ligt, da FN ellers ikke vil kunne klare det stigende antal konflikter.
Might I finally point out, Mr President, that in this very Parliament there sits the dictator's principal adviser, someone whose technical advice led to the massacres, a former French army general who, in this House, went so far as to threaten my colleague Aline Archimbaud and to threaten with death the Togolese democratic activists whom she had invited here as witnesses.
Ved hjælp af pres fra FN — eventuelt operationelt — må hæren bringes tilbage til kasernerne.
This is hardly to Parliament's credit and, with all due respect for the right of suffrage, I note that some Members sit here as representatives of the people, whereas elsewhere they have them murdered.
Kommissionen bør yde en hurtig og effektiv hjælp til flygtningene, og det kan bedst ske via de ikkestatslige organisationer.
This can easily be organized through non-governmental organizations.
For det tredje må vi, som det allerede er blevet sagt, stoppe, ikke nødhjælpen, men de andre midler, der strømmer til Togo og Zaire.
Thirdly, and this has been said already, we must cut off assistance to both Togo and Zaire — not humanitarian assistance but all other forms of assistance.
For det fjerde, og det er måske det allervigtigste punkt, må Europa igen vise sit ansigt over for syden.
Fourthly, and this is probably the most vital point, Europe must turn its attention back towards the South.
For øjeblikket er blikket i for høj grad rettet mod øst.
It is much too con cerned with the East at the moment.
Krig er jo først og fremmest en følge af fattigdom.
War is primarily a consequence of poverty.
Tillad mig til slut, hr. formand, at gøre opmærksom på, at i selve Europa-Parlamentet sidder diktatorens vigtigste rådgiver, en af de tekniske rådgivere bag massakrerne, tidligere general i den franske hær, som har tilladt sig i denne forsamling at true min kollega, Aline Archimbaud, og true de togolesiske forkæmpere for demokratiet, som hun havde indbudt til at vidne, med døden.
VERHAGEN (PPE). — (NL) Mr President, in the light of the continued acts of violence committed by the regime, the symbol of ACP-EEC cooperation has become instead a symbol of the crisis in which the democratization process is Africa is currently embroiled. Developments in Togo are just one of many consequences of the fact that former heads of state are unwilling to stand down and agree to the changes which are needed to ensure that ordinary people are involved in the decisionmaking process.
Det kalder jeg at gøre denne mødesal ære, og til trods for den respekt, jeg nærer for borgernes stemme, konstaterer jeg, at visse her har titel af folkets repræsentant samtidig med, at de nede i Afrika lader folket myrde.
At the same time it is clear, at least if our aim is genuine development, that the involvement of the general population in the decisionmaking process is both a political and a socioeconomic necessity.
Den glade tålmodighed blandt vælgerne ved valgs tederne var forbavsende.
The cheerful patience of the electors at the polling booths was something to wonder at.
Men der var en, der sagde til mig: »Tja, vi har ventet i 26 år, så et par timer fra eller til gør ikke den store forskel«.
But one said to me: "Well we have been waiting 26 years, so a few hours is not going to
Forsinkelserne skyldtes administrative problemer.
The delays were caused by administrative problems.
Udvikling i Togo er et af mange eksempler på, at statscheferne ikke er villige til at gennemføre de nødvendige ændringer for at inddrage borgerne i beslutningsprocessen.
who took a detailed look at the electoral law, the demarcation of constituencies and, finally, the nomination of candidates.
Dernæst er det vigtigt, at EF/A VS-samarbejdewt udnyttes for at fremme demokratiseringsprocessen, ikke blot i Togo, men i hele Afrika.
We criticized the fact that twelve members were coopted by the president because when 16 ministers were voted out he coopted a number of them back in, which is an absolute travesty of democracy.
Det er også nødvendigt at lægge pres på Togo for at udvirke, at de skyldige i nedskydningen af uskyldige og fredelige demonstranter bliver straffet.
Finally, we took an active interest in the investiture of Parliament and its early business which is the subject of this resolution.
Der var mange uregelmæssigheder både ved registreringen og i forbindelse med selve afstemningen.
There were many irregularities both at registration and in the voting procedures.
Men ingen typer af uregelmæssigheder var så udbredte, at de kunne påvirke det samlede resultat. Det var internationalt pres, der førte til disse valg.
But each type of irregularity was not so widespread as to affect the overall result.
Jeg syntes, det var ganske dristigt af dem at prøve tre valg samtidig: til præsident, til parlamentet og til lokalregeringerne. Den eneste virkelige organisation på stedet var regeringspartiet, KANU. Oppositionen var ikke særlig godt organiseret, men splittet.
I thought it was rather adventurous of them to attempt three elections: for president, parliament and local government, all at the same time.
Det er interessant at notere sig, at en vilkårlig kombination af to af de første tre slagne kandidater kunne have slået præsident Moi.
It is interesting to note that any two of the first three beaten candidates would have beaten President Moi.
Men det vigtigste vidnesbyrd om, at valgene ikke kan have gået helt uærligt til, er, at 16 ministre mistede deres sæde ved valget.
But the prime evidence that the elections cannot really have been fixed is that 16 government ministers lost their seats in that election.
Nu har de en livlig og vågen opposition.
Now they have a lively and bright opposition. tion.
Til sidste vil vi også gerne understrege, at OAU har et ansvar med hensyn til at afværge faren for, at krisen i Togo skal brede sig til andre lande i regionen.
I agree entirely with Mr Kellett-Bowman when he recommends that all aid should be suspended as it all goes into the pockets of certain corrupt individuals.
Jeg synes, det er betegnende, at Organisationen for Afrikansk Enhed egentlig har tiet i forbindelse med den voldelige under trykkelse af demokratiseringsprocessen i en række andre afrikanske lande.
Yet on the other hand we must provide political assistance to all those democratically elected and by that I mean not only the party in power but also the opposition.
VAN PUTTEN (S). — (NL) Hr. formand, det ser til, at også Afrika lever på en tidsindstillet bombe. Den ene stat
We must encourage the opposition, above all, to fulfil its role in Parliament.
Jeg beklager præsident Mois opløsning af parlamentet.
I deplore the suspension of the parliament by President Moi.
Det internationale pres, som der henvises til i beslutningsforslaget, må efter min opfattelse betyde suspension af bistanden, indtil den demokratiske proces er kommet i gang igen.
The international pressure referred to in the resolution must, in my view, mean suspension of aid until the democratic process is restored.
Jeg støtter en sådan suspension, indtil det behager præsident Moi at genindsætte parlamentet.
I support that suspension until President Moi sees fit to re-install the parliament.