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.
WhoTF is the EU?
Since when is Russia accountable to them?
I'm sure the EU would have rushed in bread and milk to the terrorists, then done everything they demanded.
Not much symapathy from the Euros
GET STUFFED! MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS!
Well, this certainly comes off as arrogant for the EU. I'm so surprised! (not)
There just aren't words. That are fit to print, anyway.
Who are they to judge Russia? What, are the Cheniyan terrorists part of the EU?
Russia should tell the EU to bite me. No wait, shower first tehn bite me.
whats to explain..russians have balls..the EU aint nothin but a buncha french perfumed wimps
Russia to EU: Bite me. Russia to Chechniya: Dig your graves, you are now going to be a wasteland.
What, EU thinks the killing of children could have been better maximized?
I'm speechless. Is this from 'Scrappleface'. this can't be series.
Who the **** is the perpetrator? HOW ABOUT CALLING AL QAIDA TO ACCOUNT???
The EU is a waste of space. This is preposterous...
Who do they think they are????
" ... measures that can be taken to prevent such situations from occurring," he added.
Here's a way...kill every single one of them before they do it again. Maybe Russia will get off its butt now and help the US kill these people.
Islam, Moslem, Koran.
So, the pEU is going to judge actions. Well, they certainly are showing their a$$.
Instead, the world's real lone superpower isn't demanding explanations.
America and Russia united in war against the European Union. Isn't this in the Bible somewhere???
Is the Czech Republic the same as Czechnia?
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