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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7701

19 April 2000
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/china
China blocks vote of resolution on human rights in Geneva, so EU does not have to give its stance

Geneva, 18/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - China managed to block the vote on a resolution on human rights in China during the meeting of the UN Commission on Human Rights, on Tuesday in Geneva. Given the vote of 22 to 18 on a "non-action motion", the resolution on China presented by the United States will not be put to the vote. The EU Member States represented at the UN Commission voted on the side of the United States against the non-action motion. The EU, which had kept its position secret in...

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