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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7982
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/nepal

EU supports institutions, after killing of King Birenda

Brussels, 12/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 8 June, after King Birenda and several members of his family had been killed, the Swedish Presidency issued a declaration on behalf of the EU, in which it welcomes the role played by the King in introducing parliamentary democracy in Nepal. It calls on all parties to "respect the principles laid down in the country's constitution" and supports its "democratic institutions and its constitutional monarchy". (The full text is available on the Council's...

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