The European Commission has joined the international community in expressing worry about the weekend's reported massacre in Uzbekistan.
"We are following the events very, very closely and we are deeply concerned about what we see and hear", a spokeswoman for external relations commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said on Tuesday (17 May).
But Brussels has ruled out using its "nuclear option" of trade sanctions for now, urging dialogue and restraint instead.
The EU's rela...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.