Mr Manamela requested the EU to admit that they apply double standards when dealing with the political instability of some of those countries, for instance Cote d'Ivoire. He called further on the MEPs to admit that resource manipulation was the main reason for the EU interfering politically in some countries, for instance Libya and the role France played vis--vis the UN resolution on the no-fly zone. The MEPs took exception to the line of discussion and pointed out that their approach had always been centered around the human rights of the affected countries and the support of citizens who spoke against the dictators of undemocratic countries.