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Mientras vacilamos, mientras tergiversamos, mientras debatimos, la que se muere es África. Señor Presidente, ante todo quisiera subrayar que considero positivo que se haya celebrado esta Cumbre.
Siempre sostuvimos la opinión de que se debían hacer todos los esfuerzos con vistas a ese objetivo, ya que siempre consideramos que sería una buena oportunidad para lanzar una verdadera cooperación mutuamente ventajosa entre los dos continentes.
Pero también consideramos que sus resultados distaron de lo posible y lo deseable. Considero incluso que las dificultades de recorrido propiciaron la idea de que lo esencial era sólo la celebración del acto o, como máximo, la reunión formal y la foto de circunstancias y no lo que de él podía y debía resultar con vistas a concretar con nuevas bases una estrategia para dicha cooperación.
En efecto, las conclusiones no me parecen a la altura de las necesidades y las posibilidades del momento. Y es evidente que las cuestiones económicas condicionan una verdadera aproximación entre los dos continentes, cosa que las posiciones individualizadas de algunos Estados miembros no ocultan, de sentido positivo, aunque de alcance limitado.
Me refiero, en particular, al perdón de la deuda externa de los países en desarrollo.
Y es así porque la Unión Europea, que viene retrocediendo sistemática y equivocadamente en materia de cooperación, está condicionada o determinada en materia de cooperación con África por dos concepciones fundamentales: por un lado, la perspectiva de transferencia de las relaciones tradicionales y preferencias al ámbito estricto de la OMC (como quedó patente en las negociaciones sobre el acuerdo que seguirá a Lomé) y, por otro lado, porque prevalece la prioridad concedida a las relaciones con el Este europeo, como revelaron claramente las reducciones en los gastos de cooperación para el presente ejercicio presupuestario.
Es evidente que, con esas perspectivas y ante los enormes problemas y necesidades que afrontan la generalidad de los países africanos en los niveles económico, medioambiental, sanitario, de infraestructuras, de resolución de conflictos, de pobreza, entre otros, es difícil, si no imposible, fundamentar una verdadera cooperación eficaz y duradera. Y en ese sentido deberemos avanzar en el futuro.
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For, while we are hesitating, while we are shilly-shallying, while we are discussing, Africa is dying. Mr President, first of all I would like to emphasise that I consider the fact that this summit has been held to be extremely positive.
It has always been our opinion that every effort should be made to achieve this objective, as we have always felt that it would be a good opportunity to launch a genuine partnership that would be of mutual benefit to both continents.
But we also feel that the results of the summit fell considerably short of what was possible and indeed desirable. I even think that it was the difficulties along the way that led to the idea that the event should be held in the first place, orthe formal meeting and the group photo, and not what could and should result from it, with a view to establishing a strategy for this partnership on a new footing. Indeed, the conclusions do not strike me as being adequate to address current needs and opportunities.
It is obvious that economic issues are shaping a genuine rapprochement between the two continents, a fact which cannot be hidden by the individual positions of some Member States, which have a limited but positive influence. I am referring in particular to external debt relief for the LDCs.
This is occurring because the European Union, which has been consistently and mistakenly withdrawing its cooperation, is being affected or guided in its cooperation with Africa by two fundamental ideas. On the one hand, by the prospect of transferring traditional, preferential relations to the rigid framework of the WTO, a fact that became obvious in negotiations on the post-Lomé agreement. On the other hand, by the priority being given to relations with Eastern Europe, which was clearly demonstrated by the cuts in expenditure on cooperation in the current budget year. It is obvious that with this kind of outlook and in the light of the enormous problems and shortfalls facing most African countries in terms of the economy, the environment, health, infrastructure, conflict resolution and poverty, amongst others, it is difficult, if not impossible, to cement a genuine partnership which is effective and lasting. This is the route we must follow in the future.