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Proceeding contribution from Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on North Africa and the Middle East.


North Africa and the Middle East

I agree entirely. We do not have to look far afield—we need merely to look to Ireland, with all its history and violence. In the end, a political settlement was reached. That has been the way forward. We need to try that with all the countries in the world. Hon. Members can call me cynical, but the difference is that Sudan, Zimbabwe, Kashmir, Palestine, Sri Lanka and all those other countries do not have oil. Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not have oil. Libya does. Is that our motivation? Do we want to ensure that we control that country?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
525 c563-4 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed forces Demonstrations Aviation Armed conflict British nationals abroad Deployment Human rights EU action France Politics and government United Nations USA UN resolutions Sanctions Turkey Civil disorder Middle East Yemen Egypt Libya Tunisia UN Security Council League of Arab States North Africa Bahrain Benghazi
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