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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9177

22 April 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/palestine
Jacques Chirac's statement on aid to Palestine in line with EU position

Brussels, 21/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - French President Jacques Chirac's statement in Egypt on Wednesday that he supported continuing humanitarian aid to the Palestinians was completely at one with the positions of the EU and the Middle East Quartet (of which the EU is a member), although it might have been interpreted by some as running counter to the European line. Even Hamas welcomed Mr Chirac's words and saw in them a tendency towards a change in the European stance. In fact, Mr Chirac...

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