Brussels, 25/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 22 February, the Spanish Presidency issued the following statement on behalf of the European Union:
"The European Union fully understands and respects the decision which the President of Colombia felt obliged to take on 20 February 2002, putting an end to the Process, which began in 1998, of dialogue, negotiation and the signing of agreements with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - People's Army (FARC-EP) and to the Disengagement Zone....