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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8689

21 April 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/china
New debate on lifting arms embargo on 26 April

Straffan/Brussels, 20/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - At the Council in Luxembourg on 26 April, European Foreign Ministers will return to the issue of lifting the embargo on arms which has been in place against China since the repression of the demonstrations on Tienanmen Square, according to Irish Minister Brian Cowen. The question was raised at the "Asem"' ministerial meeting in Straffan, between the countries of the EU and 10 countries of Asia. "I clearly indicated that we don't believe a...

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