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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7640

24 January 2000
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/middle east
Speaking to Fifteen, Yasser Arafat urges for firm and continued Union participation in Peace Process - Syrian Foreign Minister to be invited by Fifteen

Brussels, 24/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - The EU 15 foreign ministers seized the opportunity provided by their General Affairs Council, on Monday, to lunch with Palestinian President Yasser Arafat who, upon his return from Washington, told them how he assessed the peace process. Council President Jaime Gama told the press that the European Union shared Mr Arafat's point of view whereby "deferrals and delays are not necessary" and that the meeting had allowed the EU to specify the role it will...

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