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Statement of Commissioner for
External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy,
Benita Ferrero-Waldner, on the assasination of Pierre
Gemayel
"I am deeply shocked by the assassination of the
Lebanese Minister of Industry Pierre Gemayal today in
Beirut. The European Commission deplores this appalling
crime, which must not be allowed to undermine stability
in Lebanon. Our thoughts are with the family of Minister
Gemayal, and with the Lebanese people, at their time of
loss, and we send them our sincere condolences.
We trust that every effort will be made to pursue the
perpetrators and bring them to justice. The Commission
calls on all parties in Lebanon and in the region to
exercise restraint." |