Brussels, 12/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Commissioner in charge of External Relations, Chris Patten, will visit four countries of Central Asia next week (15-19 March): Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan (Turkmenistan will not be on the programme this time). This will be the first time a Commissioner has visited Central Asia since 1996, and one of the main objectives of the trip will be to increase the EU's visibility in this strategically very important region, explained a...