Saturday, February 7, 1998
Saturday, February 7, 1998 |
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EU allowed to visit, probe Algiers conflict BRUSSELS -- A delegation from the European Parliament will visit Algeria from tomorrow in the latest attempt to cast some light on the conflict that has left tens of thousands dead since the start of a bloody civil war in 1992. The visit of the nine-member group of Members of the European Parliament (MEP) follows the failure last month by EU governments to persuade the Algerian government to open a dialogue on how to stem the bloodshed or even to accept humanitarian aid for massacred victims. French MEP André Soulier, the delegation leader, played down any suggestion that the mission would seek to probe the circumstances surrounding the killings after growing demands for an international inquiry into who is responsible for them. -- Sapa-AP |
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