Norway will not Go/Interpol's Conf

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Subject: Re: Norway will not Go/Interpol's Conf Burma

Hello InfoBirmanie, may we please have a clarification on the French
participation here. Are the French still going to Rangoon for this
Interpol Conference, as we see now both Denmark and Norway, have
said they will not go.

Merci en avance,
ds

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The Norwegian Burma Council wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> Please find enclosed our English translation of the press-statement given
> by the State Secretary of the Norwegian Ministry of Law and the Police, Mr.
> Solbakken.
> 
> Norway will not Participate at Interpol's Conference in Burma
> 
> The Ministry of Law and the Police has decided that Norway will not
> participate at Interpol's conference on heroin in Burma, from February 23rd
> to 26th, 1999. Normally, Norway sends two representatives to such
> conferences.
> 
> "It is not the policy of Norway to maintain relations with the current
> regime of that country", said Bjoern Solbakken, State Secretary of the
> Ministry of Law and the Police.
> 
> He further added that the Ministry of Justice and the Police intends to
> inform Interpol on Norway's attitude in this particular case.