Statements of Support (2003-2013) / Pöttering, Hans-Gert

“I would also like to take this opportunity to strongly appeal to the authorities of the Russian Federation, particularly in this time when the negotiations on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement have been resumed with the European Union, to take seriously their commitment to respect the law in their country. The fate of political prisoners is indeed of highest importance for the European Union”

Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament, December, 2008