Special Committee on Decolonization Calls on United States, in Consensus Text, to Speed up Process Allowing Puerto Rico to Exercise Self-Determination

Special Committee on Decolonization Calls on United States, in Consensus Text, to Speed up Process Allowing Puerto Rico to Exercise Self-Determination

20 June 2011

General Assembly GA/COL/3224

Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Special Committee on

Decolonization

4^th & 5^th Meetings (AM & PM)

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON DECOLONIZATION CALLS ON UNITED STATES, IN CONSENSUS TEXT,

TO SPEED UP PROCESS ALLOWING PUERTO RICO TO EXERCISE SELF-DETERMINATION

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