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UN rejects Taiwans bid for membership
UNITED NATIONS - A key General Assembly committee rejected Taiwans bid to join the United Nations on Wednesday, the 15th straight year the island has been thwarted in its attempt to become a member of the world body. The assemblys General Committee met behind closed doors, instead of in public, for the first time in years to vote on 167 recommendations for the agenda of the 62nd session, which opened Tuesday, including Taiwans membership.The General Committee ... decided not to recommend this (Taiwan) item as part of the agenda of the 62nd session, said Janos Tisovszky, spokesman for the assembly president. He said 25 of the 28 members on the General Committee voted against a proposal urging the Security Council to process Taiwans membership application. Only three countries, which he did not name, voted in favor. Posted by: Steve White 2007-09-20 |
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