Posted on 09/03/2004 3:10:43 PM PDT by dennisw
EU wants explanation from Moscow on hostage storming
03 September 2004 = = The EU refused Friday to rush to judgment on how Russian authorities acted in the bloody end to the hostage crisis in north Ossetia, but said it wants Moscow's explanation of the tragedy.
"It is premature now, without knowing the exact situation, to make a judgment on the way the Russian authorities acted," said Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot, whose country currently holds the European Unionpresidency.
"We first have to evaluate the situation with the knowledge of all the details," he told reporters at the end of the first day of a two-day meeting of EU foreign ministers in the southern Netherlands.
But in a later statement Friday evening Bot said the EU will be seeking an explanation from Moscow.
"All countries in the world need to work together to prevent tragedies like this. But we also would like to know from the Russian authorities how this tragedy could have happened."
The comments came after around 100 were killed and over 550 injured as crack troops stormed a school in southern Russia, freeing children and adults held hostage for almost three days by militants demanding independence for Chechnya.
Earlier in the day Bot called the denouement of the hostage crisis in the town of Beslan a "deep human tragedy" and said it appeared that authorities "considered very carefully this situation before deciding to take this action."
Speaking following afternoon talks, he added that "as figures are coming in it turns out that the drama is even greater than I thought."
He notably said that "perhaps at a later date" European leaders could discuss "with our Russian friends" the possibility of creating a joint anti-terrorism force.
"We should also eventually look into what has happened and discuss ... measures that can be taken to prevent such situations from occurring," he added.
Europeans are decadent. John Kerry would take the U.S. down the same path to decadence if the American people were stupid enough to follow him.
That would work!
the muslims OWN the EU.
sorry d one. but f them to the hilt, and show no mercy is my approach.
*snicker
The "details" are that Muslim Islamist Terrorist murdering fanatical sub-human monsters attacked a grade school and massacred hundreds of innocent Christian children. Of course, the EU would have preferred that the children had been aborted before being borne, but that aside, the Russians fought back as was their right and their responsibility. The proper response to the EU's question would be "Go f*ck youself".
= useless
Indeed. A sad way to find out. I can't imagine what Kerry's response would be to this, right now, even before the election. Will he even answer, or will we 'have to vote for him to see'? Barf. We know where Bush stands and what he's prepared to do, and so does the world. I'm spreading the word - Vote Bush.
I wouldn`t doubt it!
We are the World, We are the people...
Hey EU! SHUT UP.
"Is the Czech Republic the same as Czechnia? "
SHUT UP YOU IDIOT!!!!!!!
Moscow to EU:
NOYB!
(None of your business)
"Is the Czech Republic the same as Czechnia? "
SHUT UP YOU IDIOT!!!!!!!
Do we have a new Freeperism?
Ïðåçèäåíò Ïóòèí, ãîâîðèò, ÷òî EU èäåò âñàñûâàåò ÿè÷êà.
Ever visited Europe? Who do you see in the old Churches? Japanese, American and Australian tourists. More tourists go to Church than Europeans. They are spiritually DEAD.
How do you say "Why don't you [perform a physiological impossibility]" in Russian?
This is what happens when governments become too big. They wanted accountability from us, now from Russia.
They are stupid: if Russia and we continue to suffer from terrorist, we may become allies as in WWII --- and put a little squeeze on what used to be called Western Europe.
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