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Ireland says not considered new EU referendum

LUXEMBOURG
Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:47am EDT

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Ireland has not yet considered any options such as a new referendum after its voters rejected the European Union's reform treaty last week, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said on Monday.

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Speaking after EU foreign ministers discussed the way forward for the treaty designed to improve the enlarged 27-nation Union's governance, Martin told journalists: "We have not considered any options."

(reporting by Mark John, writing by Paul Taylor)



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