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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9051

19 October 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/iraq
Announcement of referendum results postponed for few days - Joint statement by Jack Straw and Javier Solana

Brussels, 18/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Monday evening, the Iraqi electoral commission announced it was double-checking the results of the referendum in several provinces, which would mean postponing the announcement of the outcome for a few days. Meanwhile, in a joint statement, British foreign minister and President of the Council, Jack Straw, and EU High Representative for CFSP, Javier Solana, welcomed the Iraq referendum: "This is another historic step for the Iraqi people. There...

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