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Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Marina Kaljurand
Country: Poland
Language: EN

More than a month has passed and Azerbaijani inaction has led to a severe humanitarian crisis, including one death. 120 000 Armenians live under effective blockade. Hundreds of families remain separated. People are deprived of essential goods and services. Children do not go to school. Recently we witnessed a new wave of high—level inflammatory rhetoric calling to discriminate against Armenians and urging them either to take Azerbaijani citizenship or to leave Nagorno-Karabakh. These statements and inaction are inappropriate for a state that considers itself the EU’s reliable partner. I urge the Azerbaijani side to respect its international commitments, to end the blockade of the Lachin corridor and humanitarian crisis, to provide unimpeded access of international organisations to Nagorno-Karabakh and to start negotiations on a comprehensive peace agreement that must guarantee all rights and security to the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. I would like to thank the co-authors of the resolution and encourage the House to adopt the resolution unanimously. Finally, I would like to conclude on a personal note and address Azerbaijani officials who have started a witch-hunt against me personally. I want to tell you that you will neither frighten me nor silence me. Your attacks expose your weakness. You have gone below low. But I will not go low. I will follow Michelle Obama’s example. When you go low, I go high.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Nathalie Loiseau
Country: Poland
Language: FR

L’Azerbaïdjan assure qu’il n’y a pas de blocus, juste la présence spontanée de militants écologistes. Est-ce pour cela que l’armée est venue les épauler? Le président Aliev prétend traiter les populations du Haut-Karabakh comme il traite tous les habitants de l’Azerbaïdjan. Mais sur quelle partie de son territoire impose-t-il un blocus à son peuple? Il vient de déclarer: ceux qui ne veulent pas vivre dans le Haut-Karabakh en tant que citoyens de l’Azerbaïdjan peuvent sortir. C’est donc plus qu’un blocus qu’il impose, plus qu’un chantage auquel il se livre, c’est un nettoyage ethnique auquel il aspire. Et nous, Européens, que faisons-nous? Rien. Pire que rien, en fait. Une déclaration piteuse de l’envoyé spécial de l’Union européenne par laquelle il rassure Bakou: nos observateurs n’ont rien à voir avec ce qui se passe dans le corridor de Latchine. J’ai honte. J’ai honte que la présidente de la Commission ait qualifié de partenaire fiable un pays qui organise sciemment une catastrophe humanitaire. J’observe les dirigeants de l’Union européenne imiter les trois singes chinois, pressés de ne rien voir, de ne rien entendre et de ne rien dire. Ne nous y trompons pas, chers collègues, ce ne sont pas les symboles de notre sagesse, seulement ceux de notre lâcheté.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Viola von Cramon-Taubadel
Country: Ireland
Language: EN

Why should the Caucasus be a land of hostility when it can be a land of prosperity? Imagine all the possibilities. A train running from Baku to Yerevan and beyond, old friends who became enemies becoming friends again, investments flowing freely and fairly and prosperity built on the solid ground of cooperation, not hate.  For this to happen, 120 000 Armenians who endure an inhuman blockade must be allowed to live in peace and without fear of ethnic cleansing. Azerbaijanis who were too forced to flee should be allowed to return to their homes peacefully.  An honest peace deal can never be brokered by Russia. Russia creates chaos only to benefit from it. Instead, the EU can and should bring sustainable peace to both countries, because it is our European value and interest to see a peaceful and prosperous Caucasus.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Bert-Jan Ruissen
Country: France
Language: NL

Nu overduidelijk is dat Rusland het bestand van 2020 niet meer handhaaft, moeten wij onze verantwoordelijkheid nemen door meer Europese waarnemers te sturen naar het gebied, meer druk uit te oefenen op de regering van Bakoe en door actief aan te sturen op de-escalatie en het starten van vredesbesprekingen, met duidelijke garanties voor de rechten en de veiligheid van de Armeense bevolking in Nagorno-Karabach. Noch de Kaukasus noch de EU is gebaat bij nieuw wapengekletter in de regio.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Martina Michels
Country: Romania
Language: DE

Ja, die russischen Truppen sichern den Latschin-Korridor nicht. Die frierenden und hungernden Menschen in Bergkarabach hoffen auf eine Luftbrücke, egal, ob von Russland oder der EU. Die EU sollte schleunigst unangemessenes  Wenn also unsere Kommissionspräsidentin und Josep Borrell abends in den Spiegel sehen wollen, muss diese humanitäre Katastrophe gemeinsam mit der OSZE und den UN sofort beendet werden. Europäische Zurückhaltung wegen möglicher Gaslieferungen aus Aserbaidschan wäre beschämend.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Robert Hajšel
Political group: S-D
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

The humanitarian situation in the region, already aggravated by a disruption of the gas supplies, further worsens and can soon be transformed into a humanitarian catastrophe if the blockade does not end immediately. Around 120 000 people don’t have access to essential goods and services such as medication, food and fuel.  We have to strongly condemn the blockade of the Lachin Corridor and urgently call on Azerbaijan’s authorities and the peacekeeping forces deployed in the region to respect and implement the trilateral statements from 2020 and to ensure that access through the corridor remains open.  We know that both countries, and especially Armenia, are far from being satisfied with the implementation of the 2020 ceasefire. They should undertake genuine negotiation to find a sustainable and peaceful settlement that would ensure fair and lasting peace and stability in the region. But in the meantime, the Lachin Corridor needs to be reopened now.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Klemen Grošelj
Political group: Renew
Country: Hungary
Language: EN

Azerbaijan’s aggression on sovereign Armenian territory, in combination with the Nagorno—Karabakh blockade, are following the pattern we have witnessed in the past in the Balkan wars and also in the tragic war of Russian aggression in Ukraine. With these acts Azerbaijan is in breach of the UN Charter and preventing any possibility for a comprehensive peace agreement, which must guarantee the rights and security of the Armenian population of Nagorno—Karabakh, the return of all displaced people and the liberation of detainees in order to ensure lasting peace between the two nations. This is why Azerbaijan must immediately reopen the Lachin corridor to enable freedom of movement and ensure access to essential goods and services, release all detainees and fully withdraw its armed forces from Armenian sovereign territory. At the same time, the international community should negotiate the replacement of Russian peacekeepers with international peacekeepers under the UN mandate.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Markéta Gregorová
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: France
Language: EN

Moreover, in line with its commitments, it is Azerbaijan’s responsibility to ensure that the Lachin corridor strategic road remains open, whether genuine environmental concerns exist. I insist that Azerbaijan refrains from undermining the corridors functioning and allows for the unhindered movement of goods and civilians. And I urge both countries that only continuous peaceful dialogue without sabotaging can lead to consistent peace.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Fabio Massimo Castaldo
Political group: NI
Country: France
Language: EN

Mr President, in Nagorno—Karabakh, the guns are currently silent, yet the war is far from being over.  Indeed, after the previous criminal attack to Armenia, we are now seeing one of the worst sides of the war, with a hateful blockade since 30 days of the Lachin corridor from fake Azeri eco—activists that are putting the lives of thousands of people, of children, of women and fragile persons at risk, not due to bombings or gunshots but to starvation and hindered access to medicines. We must seriously step up our force for stopping these atrocities. First, our monitoring mission should have the mandate to enter the Lachin corridor immediately to verify what is happening on the ground. Yerevan has already granted access to its territories, and we demand Baku do the same without any further delay. Then we must be proactive in ensuring that the affected population receives the necessary humanitarian supplies, organising immediate relief to the region. If the Baku regime denies access, we have to stand ready for adopting a set of adequate, strong sanctions targeting those responsible for these atrocities. Dear colleagues, in this context, any attempt to undermine access to food amounts to a war crime. We have loudly denounced that in Ukraine, and we must reaffirm that in the same way in Nagorno—Karabakh. When the lives of people are at risk, there is no space, not even a single inch, for double standards.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Peter van Dalen
Political group: PPE
Country: Italy
Language: NL

Voorzitter, de blokkade van de Laçın-corridor is een schandaal. Meer dan honderdduizend mensen hebben nu geen voedsel meer, geen medicijnen. Zieken kunnen niet meer getransporteerd worden. Gas en elektra zijn ook al afgesloten. En dit schandaal komt mede door de Europese Unie. Mevrouw Von der Leyen heeft een gasdeal gesloten met de dictator in Bakoe en die voelt zich nu gesterkt om hier de bulldog uit te hangen. Dit moet mevrouw Vălean duidelijk mee terugnemen naar huis. Stop met die gasdeal! Die gasdeal moet kappen, want die moedigt Azerbeidzjan alleen maar aan. Verder moeten we een luchtbrug openen naar het getroffen gebied en de mensen in Nagorno-Karabach helpen. En ten slotte sancties tegen Azerbeidzjan. Er is geen dialoog mogelijk met de dictator in Bakoe. Alleen sancties zullen hem weer in zijn hok krijgen.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Costas Mavrides
Political group: S-D
Country: Latvia
Language: EN

Mr President, for over a month the only road connecting Nagorno-Karabakh with Armenia and the outer world has been blocked by self—proclaimed environmentalists from Azerbaijan, joined now with Azerbaijani military personnel.  This blockade has led to a severe humanitarian crisis for over 120 000 Armenians, who stay there with no food, no fuel, no medication – and they call that their home for over 2 000 years. This humanitarian crisis was further aggravated by the disruption of the natural gas supply.  This may be another resolution in the European Parliament, but we have another crime committed by Azerbaijanis in the making. For over 120 000 residents in Nagorno—Karabakh – including 30 000 children and 20 000 elderly – with no food, no medicine, no schooling this debate may be their only window for salvation.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Jordi Solé
Political group: Verts/ALE
Country: Bulgaria
Language: EN

Mr President, blocking access to Nagorno-Karabakh and depriving 120 000 Armenians living there of access to essential goods is an act of barbarism. Doing so under the disguise of alleged environmental NGOs is an act of cynicism. And doing it by cutting off the Lachin corridor is a mockery to the trilateral ceasefire statement of 9 November 2020.  People in Artsakh have the right to live in peace, dignity and security in their own places. It’s time to reach a peace agreement that guarantees the rights and security of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh and settles its final status, taking into account the will of their own people. The EU should step up its involvement to reach such a final deal.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Silvia Sardone
Political group: ID
Country: Austria
Language: IT

Signor Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, l'Unione europea ha dimenticato le sofferenze del popolo armeno e ignora la crisi umanitaria nel Nagorno Karabakh.  Nessuno considera la situazione dei 120 000 armeni che vivono lì. Stanno chiudendo asili e scuole materne perché non c'è alcuna possibilità di offrire pasti ai bambini. I beni di prima necessità stanno finendo, i supermercati sono quasi vuoti, non ci sono più medicine, idem il carburante e anche gli ospedali sono in difficoltà. Fino a quando gli abitanti di questa zona potranno resistere? È inaccettabile questa situazione, questa continua persecuzione nei confronti degli armeni, che sono dimenticati in quanto deboli di fronte all'alleanza Azerbaigian-Turchia. È ora che l'Unione europea abbia il coraggio di difendere questa popolazione e di chiedere il rispetto dei diritti umani con parole forti di condanna.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Miriam Lexmann
Political group: PPE
Country: Spain
Language: EN

Mr President, dear colleagues, for over a month now, an Aliyev regime-sponsored group who pretend to be environmental activists are blocking the corridor between Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. As a result, the humanitarian situation is becoming dire. Basic food and medicine are running out and even fuel is in short supply. Many lives are in danger.  The strategy of the dictatorship in Baku is clear. However, also we bear responsibility for this situation. For years we have neglected the Caucasus region. Because of our energy deals, we have even shut our eyes to the human rights situation in Azerbaijan and Aliyev’s aggression against Armenia.  In this time, we need to invest in serious diplomatic effort to help solve this decades—long conflict, work with our partners to establish an international peacekeeping mission and provide immediate humanitarian aid.
Debate: Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Adina-Ioana Vălean
Language: EN

In a statement issued on 13 December, the EU called on the Azerbaijani authorities to ensure freedom and security of movement along the corridor, in line with commitments deriving from the trilateral statement of 9 November 2020. Restrictions to such freedom of movement are causing significant distress among the local population. The EU is increasingly alarmed about the negative humanitarian impact resulting from the lack of food, medicine and other essential goods and medical services, in addition to regular disruptions to energy supplies and telecommunications.  The EU’s humanitarian funding for 2022 amounts to EUR 3.6 million that has been entirely given to the ICRC, being the only partner on the ground able to access Nagorno-Karabakh. The programme focuses on two areas for its intervention: economic security, which includes programmes to provide conflict—affected people with material and financial support to help them meet their basic needs; second, actions against weapon contamination, with programmes to ensure conflict—affected people are aware of the dangers posed by mines and the explosive remnants of the war and how to safely behave around these.  The current situation is not sustainable and creates tensions that run contrary to the much—needed confidence—building efforts. The EU reiterates that other concerns can and should be addressed through dialogue and consultations with the parties involved. It calls for a return to negotiation and for the mounting pressure on the civilian population to cease without further delay. The EU stands ready to contribute to all efforts to build confidence and to address concerns through facilitation and dialogue.
Debate: The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Roberts Zīle
Language: LV

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Debate: The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques
Country: Italy
Language: PT

A este inesperado momento de convergência alargada da sociedade brasileira, juntaram-se as declarações de vários líderes mundiais e da comunidade internacional. O jogo de imitação que os movimentos pró-Bolsonaro fizeram do ataque do Capitólio nos Estados Unidos revela-se uma repetição de métodos similares de extrema-direita. O não reconhecimento do resultado de eleições democráticas, a criação e disseminação de informação falsa através de redes sociais, que potenciam posições extremistas, e o uso destas plataformas para organizar e incentivar este tipo de eventos tornaram-se num contagioso vírus antidemocrático que urge repudiar.  E a Europa não está imune a ele. Esta situação é mais uma que nos mostra a importância de uma colaboração alargada, a nível global, em torno da regulação necessária para garantir um modelo democrático digital.  Caros colegas, quando vi nas reportagens televisivas serem vandalizados o quadro das mulatas de Di Cavalcanti ou a bandeira do Brasil de Jorge Eduardo, que já tive o gosto de visitar, senti que este ataque não foi só às instituições democráticas, foi uma inaceitável violação da cultura e memória do Brasil, que me deixou profundamente chocada.  É agora importante que prossigam as investigações, identificando os seus autores diretos, mas também todos aqueles que por detrás instigaram e financiaram estes acontecimentos.  Sabemos como a impunidade corrói as sociedades democráticas. Espero que esta resolução conjunta e a convergência de posições que esteve na sua origem, e agradeço a todos que para ela contribuíram, seja a clara demonstração de solidariedade deste Parlamento para com o Governo brasileiro e o seu Presidente legitimamente eleito, Lula da Silva.
Debate: The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Samira Rafaela
Country: Germany
Language: EN

What I see here is a pattern. The US Capitol, the prevented attack of the German Bundestag and now Brazil. This is a pattern; this is a dangerous trend. And what I also see here is that it’s the anti-democratic Trump playbook to undermine our democratic values. That’s what is happening here. We need to prevent that these damaging strategies are basically implemented here in Europe. By protecting other democracies, we are protecting ourselves. And this is why we need to enforce strong legislation. Take, for example, the Digital Services Act. But we also need to develop new legislation to make sure that fascism, extremism cannot spread around and that we prevent radicalisation. It is not the question if it happens here in Europe. But I believe that nowadays it’s the question when will it happen in Europe? And that’s a very confronting question. So, we should support Lula and his government and the democratic institutions in Brazil. We need to support the investigation that’s now going on in Brazil. And we need to cooperate with our democratic allies in the world to make sure this will not happen to other democracies any more.
Debate: The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Anna Cavazzini
Country: Netherlands
Language: EN

Democracies are not only under threat in Brazil, the right wing is also attacking them in the US, in the EU and elsewhere. And the right—wing playbook, like Samira said, is always very similar: they spread fear, anger, fake news with the help of social media platforms built on algorithms, which prefer spreading polarising hate. Let’s counter this with our democratic playbook. We need to do everything in our power to strengthen independent media, foster civil society, boost education and regulate big platforms here and in Brazil. Today, we in the European Parliament stand in full solidarity with the democratically elected government in Brazil, and in full solidarity with all the Brazilians who are defending democracy.
Debate: The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Marisa Matias
Country: Austria
Language: PT

Há um ano foi o Capitólio e agora foi Brasília. Trump e Bolsonaro andam de mãos dadas na mesma luta pela destruição da democracia.  Apoiamos, por isso, fortemente, os esforços para garantir que uma investigação rápida, imparcial, séria e eficaz, a fim de identificar, processar e responsabilizar todos os envolvidos, incluindo os instigadores, organizadores e financiadores, bem como as omissões de instituições estatais que não agiram para prevenir estes ataques.  Apoiamos também e somos profundamente solidários com o presidente Lula da Silva, eleito democraticamente, e com o seu Governo. E estaremos atentos, sabemos perfeitamente que a tentativa de golpe não acabou aqui.  Somos profundamente solidários com o povo brasileiro e todos os que durante anos foram alvo da violência, discriminação, assassinatos e tentativas de desestabilização. Deste lado do mar, estamos prontos para ajudar a arrancar as raízes do bolsonarismo e continuar a semear o alecrim.
Debate: The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Hermann Tertsch
Country: France
Language: ES

Sin embargo, yo no recuerdo a nadie ahora mismo que haya recordado que, en el año 2017, los seguidores de Lula asaltaron e incendiaron tres ministerios en Brasilia —tres ministerios ardieron en Brasilia por seguidores del señor Lula—. El señor Lula fundó el Foro de São Paulo, la gran red narcocomunista que existe en este momento en Iberoamérica y que está incendiando todas las democracias. El señor Lula lo fundó con el señor Castro. El señor Castro no es conocido como un demócrata que llegara al poder, precisamente, de forma pacífica. A ver si vemos todo con un poquito más de claridad y vemos que la democracia está en peligro en Iberoamérica por el Foro de São Paulo, que Lula fundó —Lula fundó—. Esa es la amenaza fundamental para la democracia allí.
Debate: The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions
Date: WEDNESDAY, 18 JANUARY 2023
Speaker: Javi López
Political group: S-D
Country: Belgium
Language: ES

Un ataque que, además, tiene un mismo patrón: el patrón de la extrema derecha que intenta deslegitimar las instituciones. Igual que las mentiras, la desinformación y las  Es el momento de apoyar las investigaciones que hoy se están produciendo en el país. Las investigaciones que buscan responsables y culpables. También respecto de aquellas fuerzas y cuerpos de seguridad que, por acción u omisión, permitieron el ataque. También las investigaciones acerca de la financiación de los manifestantes.  Estamos preparados para colaborar con las nuevas autoridades de Brasil, porque ahora, con Lula, Brasil vuelve al mundo y lo necesita tanto como los brasileños necesitaban que volviera Lula a la presidencia.