11.   The Cuban Mission to the United Nations complained that such searches were in violation of international agreements on diplomatic privileges.

12.   The Cuban Mission to the United Nations said such searches were in violation of international agreements on diplomatic privileges.

13.   The Embassy is merely using its rightful diplomatic privileges granted to foreign missions in all countries according to international conventions.

14.   The police action breached diplomatic privileges and immunity, he said.

15.   The U.S. State Department said Tuesday the official will lose his diplomatic privileges if Cuba continues to insist that he remain in the United States.

16.   Turkey refused to hand over the officials involved or the weapons, citing diplomatic privilege.

17.   France also said it would ask the United Nations to examine what it considers to be Australian violations of a convention on diplomatic privileges.

18.   Tang held talks with his counterpart Alexander Downer who earlier invoked a diplomatic privileges law to ban demonstrations outside the Chinese Embassy by supporters of the Falungong religious group.

19.   Tang was in Canberra for talks with Foreign Minister Alexander Downer who had earlier invoked a diplomatic privileges law to ban demonstrations outside the Chinese Embassy by Falungong supporters.

20.   The foreign ministry said France would ask the United Nations to examine what it considers Australian violations of a convention on diplomatic privileges.