EU stalls over lifting arms embargo to China
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China on Wednesday urged the European Union to end "political discrimination" and resume its arms trade, but failed to secure a clear commitment on the timing of such a move.
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BRUSSELS : European Union (EU) officials agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy. Italy has for several months been pressing its EU counterparts to lift the embargo imposed
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Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot has said, just before the start of a summit with Chinese leaders. &quot;We are working assiduously but...the time is not right to lift the embargo,&quot; Bot told reporters. The. lifting
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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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BEIJING  - 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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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 is not yet ready to lift an arms embargo on China, Dutch Foreign Minister Bernard Bot said just before the start of a summit with Chinese leaders Wednesday.  "We are working assiduously but...the time is not right to lift the embargo," Bot told reporters. The Netherlands holds the bloc's rotating presidency.
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European Union officials have agreed to recommend lifting the bloc&#39;s arms embargo on Libya following pressure from Italy, which wants to help the North African country tackle illegal migrants, an EU diplomatic source says.
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The European Union on Wednesday agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy, which wants the Libyan government to help crack down on illegal immigration to the EU.
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China&#39;s demand that Europe lift its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales will receive a sympathetic hearing at today&#39;s EU-China summit in The Hague, despite fierce opposition from an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and the Bush administration.
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The European Union Wednesday held out the prospect of lifting a 15-year-old arms embargo on China, possibly by next year. Washington firmly opposes
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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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TAIPEI, Taiwan  - Taiwan is getting jittery about a new push within the European Union to lift a 15-year Embargo on weapons sales to China - the communist giant that's been threatening to attack this tiny democratic island.
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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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The European Union is not yet ready  to lift an arms embargo on China, Bernard Bot, Foreign Minister  of the Netherlands which holds the bloc's rotating presidency,  said Wednesday.  "We are working assiduously but...the time is  not right to lift the embargo," Bot told reporters on arrival  at a summit between the bloc and Chinese leaders.
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The European Union decided on Wednesday to maintain its 15-year-old arms embargo on China, reports Reuters. &quot;The EU side confirmed its political will to continue to work towards lifting the embargo,&quot; the EU
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The European Union reaffirmed that it is working to lift its 15-year-old embargo on arms sales to China, in a statement released after an EU-China summit.