9 Amendments of David McALLISTER related to 2023/2106(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the joint declaration by the Heads of State of Central Asia and the Federal Chancellor of Germany following their summit on 29 September 2023 in Berlin,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas since the adoption of the EU strategy on Central Asia in 2019, the region has been affected by significant external factors, such as Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, and China’s global ambitions,increasingly assertive foreign policy as well as by internal instability, particularly the violent unrest in Kazakhstan in January 2022, the violent crackdowns following protests in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan in November 2021 and May 2022 and in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, in July 2022, and repeated clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Central Asia is a region of strategic interest to the EU in terms of security, and connectivity, as well as energy and resource diversification, conflict resolution and the defence of the multilateral rules-based international order;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the EU and Central Asia are facing profound global and regional geopolitical shifts, which provide significant impetus for them to engage in strongerwork towards a long-term, structured and mutually beneficial cooperation in matters of common interest; encourages the EU to intensify its engagement with Central Asia, given the geostrategic importance of the region; welcomes the increased high-level contact between the EU and Central Asia, in particular the meetings between the Central Asian heads of state and the President of the European Council, and the work of the EU Special Representative for Central Asia; welcomesurges for the follow up to all these high-level meetings and declarations with concrete actions and welcomes, in this context, the intention to adopt a joint EU-Central Asia roadmap to advance dialogue and cooperation in specific areas; encourages the EU to continue promoting political and economic reforms that strengthen the rule of law, democracy, good governance and respect for human rights;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has weakened its standing in the region and has encouraged Central Asia to pursue cooperation with other actors, and that these actors have stepped up their cooperation with Central Asia; takes note also of Chinese engagement in the region; underlines that the EU should use this window of opportunity to foster mutually beneficial cooperation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates the commitment of the EU to work together with the countries of Central Asia for peace, security stability, prosperity, and sustainable development in full respect for international law as well as the principles of respect for the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, non-use of force or threat of its use and the peaceful settlement of international disputes;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its implications present both challenges and opportunities for the Central Asian states, which have traditionally maintained close relations with Russia; expresses deep concern about Central Asian states’underlines the EU’s interest in increasing economic relations and intensifying political ties with the countries of Central Asia, in part to minimise the circumvention of EU sanctions against Russia, which are intended to stop the war in Ukraine; and Belarus; emphasises the significance of continued close exchange on sanctions and calls on the authorities of the Central Asian states, particularly Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, to cooperate closely with the EU, in particular its Sanctions Envoy;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the key role of EPCAs as the framework for cooperation with the Central Asian states; notes with concern that the EPCA with Kyrgyzstan, negotiations on which were concluded in 2019, remains unsigned; calls on the Council and the Commission to rapidly progress in the on-going negotiations of an EPCA with Tajikistan and to resolve the outstanding issues and to sign the EPCAs with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan without further delay in order for Parliament to exercise its prerogatives regarding the ratification of these agreements; stresses that failure to sign such agreements after the conclusion of negotiations calls into question the EU’s credibility as a global actor;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the great potential of mutually beneficial cooperation on sustainable development, connectivity, energy, critical raw materials and security, with Central Asia being a key region for connectivity between East and West; stresses that in order to make the Global Gateway a success, the EU must back up its ambitious plans with deeds and mobilise funds; underlines the importance of developing the Trans-Caspian Corridorrecalls, in this context, the significant geopolitical consequences of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine which have reinvigorated the Middle Corridor not only as a regional economic zone but also as an alternative connectionroute between Asia and Europe and of working on attracting investment and eliminating the bottlenecks identified in the study conduct, recalls that the New Eurasian Land Bridge passes through sanctioned Russian and Belarusian territory; stresses the significance of promoting regional integration along the Middle Corridor and reminds that in order to attract much needed financing for infrastructure projects under the Global Gateway the bottlenecks identified by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development must be eliminated;