EU-China summit to give Beijing signal on arms ban
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The EU is set to give a "positive signal" to China at a summit with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao over his call to lift a 15-year-old EU arms embargo, but no immediate decision is expected.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday called for an end to a European Union arms embargo on China as companies from both nations signed contracts worth more than &#36;1 billion during a high profile visit meant to strengthen commercial ties.
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European Union leaders declared their "political will" to lift an arms embargo on China, possibly by next June, while stressing that Beijing must respect human rights and regional stability.
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French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, called for closer defense cooperation between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan, a ...
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China&#39;s recent flurry of diplomatic activity with European nations to lift the arms embargo in place since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is the latest attempt by the country
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THE HAGUE  - The European Union remains split over lifting the 15-year-old arms embargo on China, but &quot;the tide is turning&quot; and the bloc appears set to end the ban sooner or later, diplomats said.
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At their meeting in Luxemburg on Oct. 11-12, the EU foreign ministers decided to maintain -- for the time being -- the EU arms embargo against China.
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THE HAGUE -- The European Union and China agreed to boost relations yesterday, but the EU made clear there can be no early lifting of its 15-year-old arms embargo until Beijing improves its human rights record.
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French President Jacques Chirac, who has urged an end to an EU arms embargo on China, called for closer defense cooperation between Paris and Beijing at a meeting with Chinese Defence Minister Cao Gangchuan, a spokesman said.
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China and France underline the importance of Sino-European Union human rights dialogue in their joint press communique issued here Sunday.
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HANOI - Asian and European nations kicked off a three-day summit here Thursday celebrating the first enlargement of their Asia-Europe Meeting forum only to be overshadowed by the European Union threatening to impose additional sanctions on military
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Trade talks between China and the European Union in Brussels later on Tuesday are likely to focus on piracy.
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At an EU-China Summit on Wednesday, the EU said now was not the time to lift its arms embargo on China. However, EU leaders held out the prospect of ending the ban perhaps next year, despite opposition from the US.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives in China Monday to oversee a raft of deals, including an expected order by Beijing for Airbus jets, and to discuss the EU arms embargo against the communist country.
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The European Union is not ready to lift its arms embargo on China, according to a senior EU minister.
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Prime Minister Wen Jiabao will urge the European Union to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo and call on the continent to view China as a full market economy during an EU-China summit beginning Wednesday in the Hague.
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The 15-year EU arms embargo on China is to continue at least into next year, despite a call yesterday from the German Chancellor, Gerhard SchrÃ¶der for the ban to be lifted.