In alphabetical order they are: In Colombia - "all those fighting for the release of hostages"; Alexander Milinkevich, the leader of the political opposition in Belarus; and Ghassan Tueni: a Lebanese journalist and diplomat whose son Gebrane Tueni (a prominent newspaper editor) was assassinated last year.
Viņš arī paziņoja, ka 18. decembrī ārkārtas plenārsesijā Briselē tiks paspriests Somijas prezidentūras paveiktais.