European Parliament
Elena Băsescu  (PPE ).
(RO)
Mr President, I welcome the positive role played by the EU in reforming the Human Rights Council. I express my hope that Europe will continue to have a positive contribution to the debates in Geneva, including throughout the discussions of country reports. I call upon the High Representative to include the topic of human rights systematically in the discussions with other states, as this is the only way to obtain wide support for the Union’s positions. Moreover, I wish to point out the negative effects of frozen conflicts on the respect for human rights. The situation in Transnistria is relevant in this regard.
I would like to know the explanation for the High Representative’s lack of reaction when it comes to the tragic death of the Moldovan citizen, Vadim Pisari. I would like to remind you that he was killed on 1 January at a checkpoint in the separatist region of Transnistria by a Russian soldier in the peacekeeping forces.

