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SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES STRONG SUPPORT FOR<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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EUROPEAN UNION STATEMENT ON MIDDLE EAST<\/u><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan was issued in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Saturday, 16 March:<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tI strongly support the <\/span>statement issued today by the leaders of the European Union<\/a> <\/span>at their Summit in Barcelona calling on Israelis and Palestinians to “stop the bloodshed” and to pursue peace and security through negotiations.  I fully agree with the European leaders that “there is no military solution to this conflict”.  I reiterate my support for the efforts of Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, and again welcome <\/span>resolution 1397 <\/a>adopted by the Security Council earlier this week, and in particular the vision which it affirmed of a region in which two States — Israel and Palestine — live side by side within secure and recognized borders.  I hope the parties will respond urgently to these and other international initiatives, so that the search for peace can bear fruit.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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