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France congratulates Abbas on uncontested win of Fatah leadership
Ma'an - France congratulated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on his re-election as head of Fatah's Central Committee on 8 August, and later sent a statement "emphasiz[ing] its full confidence in President Abbas's ability to lead the Palestinian people in its search for peace."French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner telephoned Mahmoud Abbas to congratulate him as early as Saturday 8 August, a statement from the ministry said, adding Abbas' leadership goals marked the "only possible way of achieving fair and lasting peace in the Middle East." The statement further urged "all the parties to honor the obligations they have undertaken vis-à-vis the international community without further delay, in order to facilitate the resumption of peace negotiations at the earliest opportunity." Posted by: Fred 2009-08-13 |
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