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Executions will not help ties: EU body

DEATH PENALTY A European Parliament subcommittee said Taiwan's resumption of executions would not help it in its effort to achieve greater international recognition

By Shih Hsiu-chuan  /  STAFF REPORTER

Javier Hou (侯清山), another vice minister of foreign affairs, yesterday told lawmakers that the ministry had not seen any impact from the executions and Taiwan's visa request.

“I don't dare say that is no corelation between the two matters. We can't rule out the possibility, but we hope that it will not happen,” he said.

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