THE Holocaust remains the sole issue blocking agreement on the final declaration of a UN conference on racism, diplomats said.

Negotiators in Geneva are working against the clock to finalise a fresh declaration, with urgency added by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s stated intention to attend the proceedings, which start on Monday.

“There is just one lingering point, the question of the Holocaust…”

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