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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9904

19 May 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/burma
EU condemns arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi and considers stepping up sanctions

Brussels, 18/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - The EU has firmly condemned the arrest of the figurehead of Burmese opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, and called for her immediate release, Czech Foreign Minister and current Council President Jan Kohouts told press on Monday 18 May after the External Relations Council in Brussels. The European Commission and the Council Secretariat have been asked to look into the possibility of strengthening the European sanctions (“restrictive measures”) already in...

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