maintain

By letter dated 15 December the Government referred to its letter dated 1 July and informed the Special Rapporteur that Turkey had been maintaining a de facto moratorium on executions since 1984.
Par lettre datée du 15 décembre, le Gouvernement, se référant à sa lettre datée du 1er juillet, a informé la Rapporteuse spéciale que la Turquie pratiquait un moratoire de fait sur les exécutions depuis 1984.
The queen, who had been maintaining an elegant smile all this time, suddenly looked unsettled.
La reine, qui avait maintenu un sourire élégant tout ce temps, sembla soudainement déstabilisée.
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