Brussels, 03/10/2024
Mr Razza said after the vote: "Today I was elected Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries. I am honoured and confident that our delegation will bring an important contribution to the development of the partnerships with Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, our close neighbours in the South of the Mediterranean to whom we are linked in so many ways.
We start our mandate at a critical time in the enlarged region and therefore we should use all our tools of parliamentary diplomacy for increased exchanges with our partners. We should strive to enhance bilateral relations as well as to increase stability, security and prosperity in the region and for the consolidation of fundamental rights and freedoms. We should enhance dialogue with our counterparts and with the civil society for achieving these aims.
Today, the date when our delegation is constituted, 3 October, is a day of remembrance of the so many lives lost at sea. On this day, eleven years ago, in a shipwreck off the European coasts, some 400 people died. Unfortunately, many, many others continued to lose their lives during all these years, in desperate attempts to cross the sea. In line with the EU policy, we should enhance all our efforts to prevent such tragedies to happen again.
Our delegation has a rich agenda ahead of it, as we follow the evolutions in all the sectors of our partnerships. I count on all my colleagues, as well as on the dialogue with our counterparts, for a continuous development of our relations and of the mutual understanding."
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