Brussels, 25/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - On 24 January, the Portuguese Presidency made the followng declaration on behalf of the EU:
"The European Union welcomes the decision taken by the authorities of Turkmenistan to abolish the death penalty. The EU considers that abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights and reaffirms its objective to work towards its universal abolition or at least the introduction of...