19/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Union welcomes the announcement of the re-opening of the Friendship Bridge between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. This action by the Uzbek government should allow the volume of humanitarian aid entering Afghanistan from the north to be greatly increased. The Union expresses its hope and expectation that humanitarian aid provided by the Union and others will now have full access to Afghanistan from Uzbekistan. The Union stresses the important role played...