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Putting a corner stone (or) EU Trad



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
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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
(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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