AEGEE-Europe, the European Students' Forum, calls on the European states' leaders to prevent a war in Iraq.
 
As members of the largest European interdisciplinary students' association striving for Peace and Stability as one of the main fields of actions, we are deeply concerned about the escalation of the conflict situation between the United States and Iraq.
 
We strongly condemn all military actions to be undertaken because they would violate the fundamental rights of civil society. They would endanger the democratic development of the world and, therefore, we do not support violence as a means of solving this conflict. We believe that the current situation can and should be solved in a peaceful manner.
A possible war in Iraq would have spill over effects in the entire region and therefore would entail a global conflict. 
 
The United States should be deterred from undertaking aggressive unilateral action. 
It seems to us that the USA as a super power considers its economic interests in oil and war equipment in the area more important than the destructive effects on civil society.
 
Europe, especially the European Union, should evolve into a viable power, as the EU is currently the only block capable of acting as a counter balance to the United States. Therefore we urge the European states' leaders to protest against the war in Iraq and vote against a military intervention in the UN Security Council and make use of the veto right where possible.
 
 
For more information please contact:
Ms. Malgorzata Chudzik, 
AEGEE-Europe Vice-President /Public Relations 
at [log in to unmask] or call +32-2- 245.23.00
Information about AEGEE-Europe: http://www.aegee.org 

AEGEE is one of the biggest students' associations in Europe. It aims at promoting European integration and intercultural understanding. With its network of 17,000 students AEGEE has the means to make a serious effort to influence key parties for the implementation of their projects. 

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