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Department of State


Wednesday, April 18, 2001



301 Transcript: State Department Noon Briefing, Wednesday, April 18
(Russia, Burundi, China, human rights, Taiwan, Middle East,
Iraq, Afghanistan) (10,370)

302 White House Press Secretary Says U.S.-PRC Meeting "Not Productive"
(Fleischer comments on April 18 meeting in China) (220)

303 Text: U.S. Introduces U.N. Resolution on China's Rights Practices
(U.S. urges other commission members to support resolution) (1060)

304 Text: U.S. Decries China's Use of "No Action" Motion
(April 18 statement of Amb. Shirin Tahir-Kheli in Geneva) (550)

305 Text: Amb. Moose Expresses U.S. Support for U.N. Burma Resolution
(Moose also criticizes imprecise language in one paragraph) (480)

306 Text: Sichan Siv on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
(April 17 statement to Human Rights Commission) (1620)

307 Text: U.S. Opposes Human Rights Commission Resolution on Middle East
(Not a balanced assessment of the complex situation in area) (410)

308 Text: U.S. Statement on Human Rights in Parts of Southeast Europe
(Wagenseil at U.N. Human Rights Commission in Geneva) (740)

309 Text: Subsidies Harm World's Agriculture Exporters, Secretary Says
(Ag Dept. to pursue aggressive trade policies, research) (2900)

310 Text: Veneman Says U.S. Should Continue Food Safety Coordination
(Urges science-based agriculture policy, more public education) (1930)

311 Declining Imports Helped Narrow U.S. Trade Deficit in February
(Bilateral deficits also narrowed) (800)

312 Text: Federal Reserve Acts to Cut Interest Rates
(Fed reduces rates by half percentage point) (540)

313 Text: Hunter Foiled in Try to Bring Parts of Rare Animals into U.S.
(April 18 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service news release) (790)

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