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Ed Markey: “When the Africans are unified on wanting U.N. sanctions, we can usually get them through.”

On the recordJune 7, 2016
When the Africans are unified on wanting U.N. sanctions, we can usually get them through.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the importance of African unity for U.N. sanctions.

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