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Chen calls for referendum negotiations

AGREEING TO DISAGREE DPP and KMT lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on whether to pass a legislative resolution on the nation's UN bid at a meeting yesterday

By Shih Hsiu-chuan  /  STAFF REPORTER

"For me, the agreement is only a document to tell the world what the legislature's attitude toward the UN issue is. It will never be able to replace the referendum because the result of the referendum will be the message from the Taiwanese people to the world. They mean different things," Ker said.

KMT caucus whip Lin Yi-shih (林益世) condemned the DPP for refusing to support the draft resolution.

Joining the UN was a "non-issue" for the DPP, Lin said.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JIMMY CHUANG

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