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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9822

21 January 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/middle east
Two meetings in Brussels with Israel and Arab countries to confirm ceasefire and organise aid distribution and control at border crossing points

Brussels, 20/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - Diplomacy and the concern to organise emergency aid for the population of Gaza come back into play, taking advantage of the ceasefire that has been effective for the past two days and that should last at least until 25 January, as the Hamas has accepted a one-week truce. The vital question remains that of control of crossing points and the distribution of aid.

After the decisions of the Sharm el-Sheikh summit and the visit that same day in Israel of...

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