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DPP TO PUSH FOR EXTRA LEGISLATIVE MEETING FOR ARMS DEAL

Central News Agency

2005-05-26 22:44:08

    Taipei, May 26 (CNA) The legislative caucus of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will call for an extra meeting of the Legislative Procedure Committee to deal with a long-stalled arms procurement bill, a party whip said Thursday.

    Legislator William C.T. Lai said Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jyn-ping will call a cross-party consultative meeting Friday. "During the meeting, we'll put forward a proposal that the procedure committee hold an additional meeting before the current legislative session closes at the end of this month to have the NT$480 billion arms procurement package listed on the legislative agenda," Lai said.

    Describing the package as critical to Taiwan's national security, Lai said the opposition-controlled legislature should not continue boycotting discussion of the package.

(By Sofia Wu)

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