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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8169

13 March 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/burma
EU delegation in Burma to take stock of human rights situation

Brussels, 12/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, a delegation of the European Union began a two-day visit to Burma to take stock of the human rights situation one month before the EU Council of Ministers reviews its common position on this subject. We recall that the EU currently refuses to issue visas to members of the Burmese junta and imposes sanctions on trade and assistance. The visit comes the day after the announcement by the authority in power that there had been an attempted plot...

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