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Iceland storms out of IWC meeting after application rebuff
Iceland has stormed out of the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Japan, a day after the pro-whaling nation's bid for full membership was rejected.
The head of the Icelandic delegation, Stefan Asmundsson, says the move is both unacceptable and illegal.
Correspondents have described the vote as a big defeat for pro-whaling nations such as host Japan who want to see the ban on the commercial hunting of whales ended.
Today's proceedings of the Commission... at the former Japanese whaling town of Shimonoseki... are expected to be dominated by discussion of a proposed South Pacific whale sanctuary.
But our Tokyo correspondent says despite strong support from South Pacific nations, including Australia and New Zealand, the plan is unlikely to win sufficient support at the I.W.C meeting.
21/05/2002 13:04:46 | ABC Radio Australia News
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