Brussels, 22/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Despite assurances from the military junta that recently seized power in Niger that elections would be held very shortly, EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday 22 February expressed their deep concern at the coup d'état in the country and called for a return to constitutional order.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, speaking to journalists, said that the EU backed ECWAS and African Union...