The world was kindest to India at the time Gujarat was at its worst. A month after the Godhra killings of February 27, all that British foreign secretary Jack Straw said was: "I’m greatly concerned and saddened at the deaths in both communities in Gujarat and hope calm can be restored as quickly as possible. I appreciate the efforts of the Government of India to this end." As recently as April 15, the European Union (EU), after a meeting of its foreign ministers in Luxembourg, issued just one line on Gujarat, tagged at the end of a statement on Indo-Pak tensions. The ministers simply "expressed concern at sectarian violence in Gujarat".