Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

On the matter of the common foreign and security policy position on the Middle East, the Deputy, as a close observer of these matters, will be aware that regarding the position of the European Union, any movement in position towards what we would regard as our national position has been slow in the extreme. This incident, if not properly responded to, very much weakens the view of those who suggest that not taking a more robust position-----

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