Taiwan's U.N. bid not included in General Assembly agenda
ROC Central News Agency
2007-09-20 00:40:30
New York, Sept. 19 (CNA) Taiwan suffered yet another setback in its quest for representation in the United Nations Wednesday as a motion asking the world body to address Taiwan's membership issue failed to make the agenda of the 62nd session of the General Assembly.
The U.N. General Committee met Wednesday to set the agenda for the General Assembly's 62nd session that opened Tuesday.
During the meeting, discussions were made on whether to include as a supplementary item on the agenda a motion filed by 16 of Taiwan's diplomatic allies in August requesting that the Security Council process Taiwan's membership application according to established procedures.
In the course of discussion, two of Taiwan's allies -- the Solomon Islands and the Federation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- spoke for Taiwan's cause while China and Egypt voiced opposition to include the issue into the agenda, U.N. sources said.
According to the sources, The Gambia, also Taiwan's diplomatic ally and a member of the General Committee, voiced support for Taiwan's U.N. accession after the conclusion of the "two-to-two" debate.
(By Lillian Lin, Jaw-pyng Hwang and Sofia Wu)
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