NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has expressed concern over recent events in Uzbekistan. Speaking at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on Thursday, de Hoop Scheffer said that unjustified force was used to suppress the rallies in Andizhan. NATO, in cooperation with European organizations, is ready to do everything necessary to establish freedom and democracy in Europe, De Hoop Scheffer said. He noted that the risk of a war in Europe is currently quite small. NATO intends to continue aiding the peace process in Afghanistan, he said. (Interfax)