Translation of "Appel de Georgetown en faveur de la paix " (French → English) :

It notes recent positive inputs, including the Franco-Egyptian Call for Peace and the proposals made by the Special Envoy, and invited the General Affairs Council to keep them and other possible options under review in the light of developments.

C. recalling that, on 1 September 1998, the Security Court sentenced Mr Akin Birdal, President of the Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD), to one year's imprisonment and to pay a fine of LT 420 000, on the grounds that a speech by Mr Birdal during the World Day of Peace constituted an incitement to hatred, and that the General Board of Criminal Departments of the Court of Appeals later ruled in favour of the Security Court's sentence, and noting that there is no higher national court to which Mr Birdal could appeal and that the Commission already in 1998 in its progress report on Turkey stated that 'by their very nature these court ...[+++]s ("State Security Court') do not offer defendants a fair trial',

C. recalling that, on 1 September 1998, the Security Court sentenced Mr Akin Birdal, President of the Human Rights Association of Turkey (IHD), to one year's imprisonment and to pay a fine of LT 420 000, on the grounds that a speech by Mr Birdal during the World Day of Peace constituted an incitement to hatred, and that the General Board of Criminal Departments of the Court of Appeals later ruled in favour of the Security Court's sentence, and noting that there is no higher national court to which Mr Birdal could appeal and that the Commission already in 1998 in its progress report on Turkey stated that 'by their very nature these court ...[+++]s (‘State Security Court') do not offer defendants a fair trial',

The repeated appeals made by the Angolan church and, for example, by Mr Mandela and Mr Mbeki, for new negotiations to try and achieve peace must be supported by this House.

The EU should also pursue a common policy responding to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan’s call for establishing an interlocking system of peacekeeping capacities, exploring the synergies between the different organisations involved and developing organisational capacities of African institutions, in particular through a proposed ten-year capacity building plan for the AU.

Recalling the Florence Declaration, the Amsterdam Call for Peace, the guidelines adopted in Luxembourg and the EU's unwavering support for the Oslo process, relevant UN resolutions and the principle of land for peace, it reiterated the determination of the European Union to make a constructive and effective contribution, including through the activities of its Special Envoy, to international efforts to restore confidence in the peace process and establish a firm basis for a resumption of negotiations.