The EU froze the aid package in protest at what it said was Moscow's use of indiscriminate force against civilians in Chechnya. The EU ministers, meeting in Brussels on Monday, called on Mr Putin to make good on his government's commitment to economic reforms. Human rights concerns The EU ministers again called on Russia to seek a negotiated solution to the conflict and allow independent inquiries into allegations of human rights abuses in Chechnya. The EU has also agreed to review the sanctions against Yugoslavia. Several EU foreign ministers said there was no point in impoverishing Serbia while President Slobodan Milosevic only seemed to be getting stronger and the Serbian opposition was chronically divided.
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