Brussels, 27/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 24 May, the Spanish Presidency issued the following statement on behalf of the European Union:
"The EU is deeply concerned by the recent intensified fighting in Liberia and is convinced that the use of force in this country can only lead to a further destabilisation, also at a subregional level, and increase the suffering of the population. The European Union condemns the attempts by armed rebel groups to take power in Liberia by the use of force...