EU High Representative for the CFSP statement on progress in forming a Palestinian national unity government – EU press release/Non-UN document

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Brussels, 11 September 2006

S249/06

Statement by

Javier SOLANA,

EU High Representative for the CFSP,

on the progress in forming a Palestinian national unity government

Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), has talked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on the progress in forming a Palestinian national unity government. He conveyed to him the following message:

"I welcome your efforts deployed in order to form a national unity government and I hope that you will succeed very soon. That development could have a very positive influence to re-energize the peace process".

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