European Union to lift China arms ban
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At a China- European Union summit meeting in Hague the European Union said that it was not yet ready to lift its arms ban on China imposed after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre of students.
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Despite US pleas, France and Germany want to end a European Union arms embargo of China. Fortunately, other nations in the EU are expected to nix the idea at a China-EU summit this week.
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China is ratcheting up pressure for the lifting of its EU arms embargo to remove the stigma of sanctions but also because it needs the technology to upgrade its existing systems, analysts say.
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The European Union (EU) agreed in principle Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy, which wants to help Libya close its borders to illegal immigrants, diplomats said.
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THE HAGUE : The EU is set to give a &quot;positive signal&quot; 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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The European Union says it is not yet ready to lift a 15-year-old ban on selling arms to China, but is working toward that goal. The arms embargo dominated a one-day EU-China summit in the Netherlands that
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The European Union's foreign ministers agreed today to lift an arms embargo on Libya, marking a further step toward returning the country to the international diplomatic fold.
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French President Jacques Chirac is calling for the lifting of the European Union's arms embargo against China, The Telegraph reported Monday.
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The European Union says it is not yet ready to lift a 15-year-old ban on selling arms to China, but is working toward that goal. The arms embargo dominated a one-day EU-China summit in the
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EU foreign ministers agreed to lift an arms embargo on Libya on Monday, despite fears for Bulgarian and Palestinian medical workers sentenced to death there, but
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Dutch Foreign Minister Ben Bot reiterated that the European Union is not yet ready to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo on China, but said he hopes the ban can be ended next year.
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European Union foreign ministers agreed to lift an arms embargo on Libya on Monday, recognizing Tripoli's renunciation of weapons of mass destruction and its wish to move closer to the bloc.
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The EU is preparing to send a &quot;positive signal&quot; to China at a summit with Prime Minister Wen Jiabao Wednesday over his call to lift a 15-year-old EU arms embargo, but no immediate decision is expected.
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Britain has switched sides and thrown its support behind a European Union plan to lift a 15-year-old arms embargo against China, a move that threatens to trigger a rift in Britain's "special relationship" with ...
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EU leaders have squeezed a debate on the possible lifting of an arms embargo against China onto the agenda of a Brussels summit but have no plans to make an immediate decision, officials said.
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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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China has warned the EU that it risks damaging bilateral ties unless it lifts a 15-year embargo on selling arms to Beijing.