Transcript de la Déclaration à la presse de Javier Solana sur la mort de Yasser Arafat

Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the CFSP,

comments on the passing of Yassir ARAFAT

Brussels, 11 November 2004

"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."