Brussels, 02/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 1 March, the Swedish Presidency adopted the following declaration on behalf of the EU:
"It is with dismay and shock that the EU has received information about the edict of the Taliban leader Mullah Omar, in which the destruction of all statues and shrines in Afghanistan is ordered.
The artefacts in Afghanistan are of priceless historic value. Afghanistan's rich cultural heritage is of vital importance not only to Afghanistan but to the world as a...