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BRUSSELS, April 20 (Reuter) - Following are highlights of the European
Commission's midday briefing on Wednesday:
Commission spokesman Peter Guilford said that the EU-Japan ministerial
meeting in Tokyo due to start Friday had been postponed as the new
Japanese government and prime minister have yet to be chosen.
In answer to a question Guilford said that no major decisions were
expected during talks on reducing aluminium output on Thursday between
representatives from Australia, Canada, Norway, Russia, the U.S. and
the EU. He said it would be a preparatory meeting for a further one in
Canberra in May.
He added that it would take place between 0800 gmt and 1500 gmt at the
Borschette centre in Brussels.
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The Commission released the following documents:
- IP/94/321: humanitarian aid to Bolivia.
- IP/94/322: NGOs sign partnership agreement with Commission.
- IP/94/323: humanitarian aid to Horn of Africa.
- background note on humanitarian aid to Rwanda.
- background note on Social Affairs Council.
- background note on EU-Andean Pact relations.
- background note on General Affairs Council.
- background note on EU-Argentina relations.
- background note on Civil Protection Council.
(c) Reuters Limited 1994
