Agence Europe, Thursday, 23 July 1998

Brussels, 22/07/1998 (Agence Europe) - During the traditional meeting at the beginning of the Presidency with the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Monday 20 July in Brussels, EU Council President Wolfgang Schüssel was also questioned on:

- An Italian initiative in the UN with a view to declaring a moratorium on implementation of the death penalty. While admitting that there is not yet a "totally coherent line" among the Fifteen on this subject, Mr Schussel, replying to Mr Dupuis (Radical Alliance), said he was prepared to discuss with his Italian colleague Mr Dini the possibility of launching such an initiative at the next UN General Assembly in September.