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>From Irish Times
> Tuesday, June 1, 1999
>
> EU backs Andrews's call
> for UEFA to cancel match
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> -- From Patrick Smyth, in Brussels
>
> EU Foreign Ministers reacted angrily yesterday to UEFA's refusal to
> postpone or cancel matches involving the former Republic of Yugoslavia
> (FRY).
>
> With the Yugoslav match against Ireland scheduled for Saturday, the
> Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Andrews, told ministers their appeal
> on April 26th to international sporting organisations to back a
> boycott had not been heeded, and he urged them to reiterate their
> call. He said that since April there had been a deterioration in the
> situation in Kosovo and President Milosevic had been indicted for war
> crimes.
>
> The ministers backed Mr Andrews, issuing a statement reiterating their
> position: "Recalling its conclusions of April 26th on sporting
> contacts with the former Republic of Yugoslavia, and taking into
> account developments since then, the Council expresses its
> disappointment that some major sporting events are still taking place.
> "It calls on international sporting organisations in Europe, notably
> UEFA, to reconsider decisions which would permit such sporting
> fixtures."
>
> Mr Andrews said the issue would be discussed today in Cabinet, where a
> decision on withholding visas could be taken. However Mr Andrews said
> they would be keen to give UEFA another chance to respond.
>
> He said it was "unreal" of UEFA to ask the Irish to play the match in
> these circumstances, particularly when it has already shown its
> willingness to bar FRY teams form club competitions.
>
> The Minister for Sport, Dr McDaid, has said he will raise the question
> of the match at a meeting of EU Sports Ministers today in Paderborn,
> Germany.
>
> UEFA is not alone, however, in defying the EU ministers' appeal.
> Basketball's international body, FIBA, currently preparing for the
> European Championships in France from June 21st to July 3rd, has said
> the appeal will not make any difference to its policy.
>
> Unless it too reconsiders its position the French government may also
> have to consider the refusal of visas to FRY players, all the more
> awkward because they are the current European champions.
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