EU-Uzbek experts discussed Andijan events in Tashkent
14 Dec 2006, 10:34 en
The EU took up the proposal made by the Government of Uzbekistan at the recent EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council in Brussels on 8 November 2006 to hold EU-Uzbek Experts talks on the events of Andijan in May 2005.
The Experts conducted their talks in Tashkent and Andijan from 12 to 14 December 2006. The EU side comprised representatives of the Presidency, the Council Secretariat and the European Commission as well as other experts from four member states, i.e. Germany, Great Britain, France and Sweden.
The talks were held with governmental departments and state institutions that dealt with the events and were involved in the investigation thereof and the trials held afterwards. The group also met with prisoners, lawyers and local officials.
The presidency will report to the EU Council on behalf of the group.
Further information: Ambassador Pekka Oinonen, Head of the EU Expert Delegation, tel: + 358 400 975 695, or Ambassador Antti Turunen, Head of Unit for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, + 358 40 557 6365
