Brussels, 30/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, a declaration of faith by German Christian Democrat, Armin Laschet, in the virtues of multilateralism for ensuring peace and global security, as well as an appeal for a greater political presence, coherency and transparency of the EU within a strengthened UN, received broad support from the plenary session, a little before Kofi Annan was awarded the Sakharov prize on behalf of all the UN personnel (EUROPE yesterday p 4 and EUROPE 28 January...