Brussels, 17/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - On behalf of the European Union, the French Presidency made the following declaration: "The European Union condemns the recent resumption of wide-scale hostilities in Afghanistan. Recalling the provisions of its Common Position of 24 January 2000, the European Union points out that the continuation of the war flies in the face of the many appeals for peace by the international community. A fresh escalation of fighting would bring unacceptable suffering...