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Europeans say biotech ban won't last
(Thursday, June 26, 2003 -- CropChoice news) --Associated Press, 06/25/03:
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Bush, according to this story, hosted a one
day summit Wed. attended by European Commission President Romano Prodi,
foreign policy coordinator Javier Solana and Greek Prime Minister
Constantine Simitis.
Prodi was quoted as saying afterward that, "There is no political will to
have the moratorium ... forever. There is a part of the public who is
afraid, who sees danger, who thinks it's not good."
EU Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy was cited as saying he told the president
during the summit that the EU preferred resolving differences on the issue
through negotiations, not public statements, adding, "We prefer the
telephone to the megaphone. It's one thing to disagree. It is another thing
to use starvation to advance a position in this debate. We don't accept
that."
Bush later jokingly invited visiting European leaders to feast on
genetically modified foods, making light of an issue that has roiled
transatlantic ties. | |
