15/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 13 December, the Italian Presidency issued the following declaration on behalf of the European Union: "The Presidency, on behalf of the European Union, expresses its sincerest wishes for the successful outcome of the constitutional Loya Jirga in Afghanistan. The European Union hopes that the new Constitution will be pluralistic and based on Universal Human Rights, including equal rights for men and women. The approval of the Constitution - which represents a...