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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8199

25 April 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/pakistan
EP to vote on co-operation agreement only after October elections - Concern at referendum on prolongation of President Musharraf's term of office

Brussels, 24/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - When discussing the John Cushnahan Report (Irish, EPP-ED) on the third generation EU/Pakistan co-operation agreement, the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee expressed concern at the decision taken by President Musharraf of holding a referendum on 30 April on a five year prolongation of his term of office as president. The Constitution allows for the holding of referenda on all subjects of national importance, but recourse to such a...

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