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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8176

21 March 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/human rights
Javier Solana highlights EU commitment to defend human rights by contributing to conflict prevention

Geneva, 20/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - Addressing the 58th UN Commission on Human Rights on 19 March, on behalf of the EU, CFSP High Representative, Javier Solana stressed that the EU would be focusing on, "conflict prevention and crisis management, on poverty alleviation, and on a policy of engagement and dialogue". Mr Solana emphasised that concrete action in each of these three areas would help to consolidate human rights. He also pointed out that EU action would be undertaken in accordance...

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