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Message
of President Prodi to Ahmad Qurai, Prime Minister of the Palestinian
Authority and Rawhi Fatouh Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative
Council on the death of President Yasser Arafat Brussels,
11 November 2004 “Dear
Prime Minister," ("Dear Mr Speaker,) On behalf of the European
Commission and on my own behalf, I wish to express my most sincere
condolences on the demise of President Yasser Arafat. The
Palestinians have lost a leader who symbolised their aspirations of a
Palestinian state. I
wish to offer my deepest sympathy to the family of President Arafat and
to the Palestinian people. The
European Commission wishes to expresses its continued commitment to a
resolution of the Middle East conflict. The Commission is working with
the Palestinian Authority towards this goal and towards ensuring a
peaceful and democratic transition in the days and weeks to come. Romano
Prodi” |