European Parliament 3 April 2001, WRITTEN QUESTION E-1044/01 by Camilo Nogueira Román (Verts/ALE) to the Council. Oppression of women in Afghanistan and the need for European Union humanitarian intervention.

It remains the firm and considered conviction of the Council that engagement is the best path by which the EU may work to improve the situation in the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation. Without dialogue there would be no way for us to impress on Russia that it must fulfil its international commitments.