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Javier SOLANA,
EU High Representative for the CFSP,
comments on the passing of Yassir ARAFAT
Javier Solana, European Union High Representative for the
Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), made today the
following comments on the occasion of the death of Yassir
Arafat, President of the Palestinian Authority:
"I have learned of President Arafat's passing with great
sadness. I wish to express my sincere sympathy to his family
and to the Palestinian people.
With the passing of Yassir Arafat the Palestinian people has
lost its historic leader. More than any other, his life
stands for the tragic and turbulent history of the Middle
East.
A period of grief starts for all Palestinians. The best
tribute to President Arafat's memory will be to intensify
our efforts to establish a peaceful and viable State of
Palestine as foreseen by the Roadmap."
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