Ramallah, 24/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - During her visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories, European Parliament President Nicole Fontaine met President Arafat who, according to an EP press release, told her that the European Union could play an important political role in the Middle East peace process "if it uses all the cards in its hand".
Mrs Fontaine made a point of recalling, particularly at a meeting with Faisal Husseini, a member of the PLO Executive Committee, that the European Parliament's position on the final status of Jerusalem "has remained constant over the years, in agreement with the Security Council resolutions". (See yesterday's EUROPE, page 6, for more on Mrs Fontaine's address to the Knesset).