European Parliament
Barón Crespo (PSE ).
(ES)
Mr President, my group has drawn up this request not just in view of the development of events, but essentially in view of the fact that the President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Simitis, has called an extraordinary summit, which may be held next Monday. And we believe it is very important at this moment – and this is the approach my group has taken throughout this debate and we believe it must continue – to try to achieve a united and decisive European position in order to ensure, essentially, that the war is not inevitable and in order to achieve a disarmament process – in relation to weapons of mass destruction, in the case of Iraq – which takes place under international pressure under the auspices of the United Nations.
This is our objective and we believe it is important that Parliament can hold a debate so that you can speak for us at the summit next Monday.

