Roseau skips out on Whaling Commission
Dominica -- June 25, 2008: In addition to abstaining on a vote for the sustainable use of marine resources, Roseau will not be represented at the 60th International Whaling Commission in Chile, which got on the way on Monday.The Roosevelt Skerrit government announced earlier this month that it would break its voting trend and abstain on a commercial whaling vote. Skerrit said the change in position was in the best interest of the country at this time. But his labour party administration did not indicate whether it would attend the meeting believed to be funded by Japan in previous years.
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