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Progress made at conference on Antarctica

June 16, 2005

Stockholm, Sweden - Delegates attending a conference in Sweden on protecting Antarctica have made substantial progress towards agreeing a deal on issues such as reaction to a major incident, the conference chairman said on Monday.

Corell, a Swedish national, said progress had been made in working out a protocol on responsibilities and insurance in the event of a serious accident such as an oil spill.

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