IP/08/170
Brussels, 31 January 2008
Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the CFSP, and Louis MICHEL, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, deplore the deteriorating situation in Kenya Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and Louis MICHEL, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, issued the following joint statement today expressing their very grave concern at the rapidly degenerating situation in Kenya: "We were shocked to learn of the murder in Nairobi this morning of a member of the Kenyan parliament and we condemn the massive human rights abuses and systematic violence being perpetrated in Kenya.
We urge all parties and their followers as well as all Kenyan people to refrain from violence and to show the utmost restraint in order to avoid disaster, at this crucial point where Kenya's future hangs in the balance.
We fully support the on-going mediation efforts of Kofi Annan and we call upon all leaders to live up to their responsibilities by engaging fully and unconditionally in the search for a political solution through dialogue. We very much welcome therefore the commitment to dialogue taken by both sides today."
