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UN refuses ROC delegate's registration

Taiwan's delegate to the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention Sixth Session has been unable to participate in this week's meeting because the UN refused on Sunday to accept his registration because it does not accept a Republic of China (ROC) passport, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said in a press release yesterday.

The EPA said it has regularly sent a delegate to participate in annual week-long convention in Geneva. But this year UN officials said they could not accept the registration because "the UN's regulations have been changed."

During Monday's session, German and other EU representatives spoke in support of the Taiwanese delegate, saying that his opportunity to join the meeting should not be refused, the press release said.

However, the delegate was not able to participate on Tuesday, the EPA said. It said it has filed a complaint to the UN.
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