Brussels, 15/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - Secretary General of the Council of Europe Walter Schwimmer, who spoke in Brussels on Wednesday before the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (for the very first time), reaffirmed the essential role that the pan-European organisation plays in the "promotion and consolidation of democratic security in Europe". All conflicts originate in the violation of human rights and the rule of law, he said. Furthermore, during a bilateral meeting with the NATO...