06/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - After negotiations over a statement on the Middle-East at the Durban Conference on Racism from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning between Europeans, Africans and Arabs (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.6) broke down, South Africa presented a new document on Thursday in order to prevent the EU from withdrawing from the Conference. The new draft text was presented to the Conference's General Committee of twenty or so countries, signalled Koen Vervaeke, the spokesperson...