Først for at minde om, at formandskabets arbejde ikke mindst består i at koordinere, så vi kan nå frem til fælles holdninger om de initiativer, som de 15 skal vedtage i Rådet, samtidig med at jeg også erindrer om, at erfaringerne fra de tidligere møder i Menneskerettighedskommissionen - netop i kraft af formandskabernes koordineringsindsats - har vist, at EU virkelig er i stand til at sætte sig igennem med en egen politik i denne kommission, hvilket det er vigtigt at fastholde.
(PT) Mr President, I would like to make a few very brief comments on behalf of the Council presidency, and first to remind you that the work done by the presidency is above all about coordination and about seeking common positions on initiatives that the fifteen Member States are to approve in the Council. Our experience of previous sessions of the Human Rights Commission suggests - precisely by virtue of this coordinating role played by successive presidencies - that the European Union is very much able to uphold its status as a body with its own policy within the Commission, and it is important to maintain this.