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MEPs call for worldwide ban on death penalty
February 1, 2007 1:49 PM
Sarah Ludford expressed disappointment at the reported stance of some EU governments, especially the UK:
"But when Italian foreign minister Massimo D'Alema tried to obtain backing for a common EU stance on the proposal at an EU foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels last week, some member states had reservations.
The UK said the UN general assembly was not a good forum for a call on a universal moratorium on the death penalty, adding that the international organisation was for "stability and security" issues.
The risk that the Italian idea might harm relations with the US was also "a consideration" for London, EU diplomats said."
Quote from EU Observer, 01.02.07
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