The committee unanimously approved the draft legislative resolution with Parliament's assent to the approval of the draft interim agreement in question. The rapporteur, Mr WIERSMA (PSE, N) considered that Commissioner Van den Broek's positive response to Mrs Castellina's letter asking for his involvement, so that the joint committee for the agreement could also deal with questions relating to human rights and democracy, gave to understand that once the agreement had been concluded, the European Union would have additional leverage in its efforts to contribute to political reform in Uzbekistan.�