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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9409
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/middle east

Mahmoud Abbas wants EU to “change position” on aid issue

Brussels, 18/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, expressed his wish, on Tuesday at the end of the meeting with president Jacques Chirac in Paris, that he wanted a “change in the position” of the EU with regard to releasing aid to the Palestinians. Recent declarations from Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner calling for a cautious resumption of aid (EUROPE 9404) have not been enthusiastically received by the Palestinians. Mr Abbas affirmed: “We are not...

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