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Published Thursday, November 22, 2007 at 17:09
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The first plenary
debate, right after the opening of the PES Council, was dedicated to
international politics. The debate entitled "The EU on the
international scene; Promoting sustainable peace’" was chaired by
the Katrin Saks, Member of the European Parliament from Estonia,
and was filled with lively interventions and contributions.
"It’s an important challenge for us as socialists and social
democrats to apply our values in the 21st century," said Espen
Barth Eide, Secretary of State for Defense in Norway, when he
presented a recent report by the PES on the international scene
and sustainable peace.
According to him effective multilateralism is a fundamental tool
and has to be focused on the creation of other instruments for
changes. The main objective of socialists and social democrats
should be to bring the advantages of an interdependent world to
citizens in many different parts of the world. For example
through the European Security Defense Policy, or via humanitarian
aid and health policies, trade policy or external relations with
countries such as China and India.
The discussion tackled how socialists and social democrats can
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Tags: aid, China, council, peace, trade
