Putting a corner stone (or) EU Trad (r)

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Subject: Re: Putting a corner stone (or) EU Trade Sanction

At 05:12 09/07/1996, you wrote:
>From: "Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein" <nin@xxxxxx>
>Subject: Putting a corner stone (or) EU Trade Sanction
>
>Dear ALL,
>
>#I would like to give you an update on EU trade sanction campaign.
> 
>#The European Union has answered the call from Denmark, its member country.
>
>#In a statement distributed on Monday, EU president Ireland said it wanted
>``a full and satisfactory explanation'' of Nichols's death. It also called
>for an investigation by the United Nations.
>
>#Denmark, outraged by the death, has been campaigning for sanctions against
>Burma. 
>
>#The campaign is joined by
>
>(a) Most of the 15 EU-member-countries
>(b) Outside EU countries
>    such as (1) USA
>            (2) Norway
>            (3) some East European countries
>
>#The EU statement said it was deeply concerned by what it said was a
>continuing deterioration of the political situation in Burma.
>
>#It called for the release of detained NLD members, including Aye Win and
>Win Htein, and ``all political prisoners.''
>
>#The statemenst cited the EU's concern about restrictions ``on the
>fundamental rights of freedom of speech, movement and association.''
>
>#In addition to the call for EU trade sanction, Denmark is calling for
>	
>	* an investigation by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on 
>	  Myanmar into the death of Mr. James Leander Nichols
>
>	* a further tightening of the conditions for granting 
>	  development assistance to Myanmar through international 
>	  organizations
>
>	* a visit to Myanmar by the United Nations Special Working Group 
>	  on Arbitrary Detention and Imprisonment, and
>
>	* the United Nations High Commissionner on Human Rights to take  
>	  action against Myanmar.
>
>
>#We continue both (1) person to person lobbying approach (2) open letter 
>faxing to EU Ministers.
>
># Followings are the fax numbers of the Foreign Ministers of the EU member 
>countries. Please express your concern on this EU trade sanction and try 
>to pin point why and how much it is important to Burma and its people.
> 
>
>Thanking you for participation.
>
>With metta and solidarity,
>Ni Ni
>=====================================================================
>Dear Ni Ni, I'm adding the name of France's Foreign Minister
All the best
Brian

>The Fax numbers of the Foreign Ministers of EU member countries.
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>
>Sr. Country      Fax Number             Name of the Minister
>(1) Austria     (+43) 1-535-45-30
>(2) Belgium     (+32) 2-511-63-85
>(3) Denmark     (+45) 31-54-05-33       Mr. Neils Helveg Petersen
>(4) Finland      telax 124636
>(5) France      (+33) 1-43-17-52-03     Mr. Herve de Charette      
>(6) Germany     (+49) 228-17-3402       Mr. Klaus Kinkel
>(7) Greece      (+  ) 1-362-4195
>(8) Ieland      (+  ) 1-478-1484
>(9) Italy       (+  ) 6-323-62-10
>(10)Luxemburg   (+32) 22-31-44
>(11)Netherlands (+31) 70-348-48-48      Mr. H.A.F.M.O. van Mierlo
>(12)Portugal     telex 12276
>(13)Spain       (+  ) 1-366-70-98       Mr. Carlos Westendorp
>(14)Sweden      (+46) 8-723-11-76       Ms. Anna-Lena Hjelm Wallen
>(15)UK          (+44) 171-839-24-17     Mr. Malcom Rifkind
>
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