The European Union supports Kyrgyzstan\'s aspiration to stay on the course of reforms, but it remains concerned about certain aspects of its public and political life, according to a statement published by the German embassy in Bishkek on Tuesday. EU countries are concerned with the fact that circles linked to organized crime are pushing for influence in Kyrgyz political life and state institutions, the statement says. Organized crime can seriously affect not only the political process in general, but also the economic situation in the country, the statement says. The EU recommends that Kyrgyzstan repel such attempts by legal means and decisively and energetically continue to follow its course towards the construction of democracy expressing the will of the Kyrgyz people, the statement says. The statement is in response to the attack this April on Edil Baisalov, a Kyrgyz human rights activist and leader of the For Democracy and Civil Society Coalition. (Interfax)