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Arafat Thanks China for Support Thurs Feb 07 2002 12:00:20 ET RAMALLAH, WEST BANK, February 7 (Xinhua)--Palestinian National Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, in an interview with Xinhua late on Wednesday night, thanked China for its persistent and extensive support for the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause. ''We have very strong relations with the Chinese people. We cannot forget the help from the Chinese people, the government and the party. They help us by all means in all fields,'' Arafat told Xinhua in the exclusive interview. The Palestinian leader said he appreciated the declaration by Chinese President Jiang Zemin who opposed the Israeli military attacks against the Palestinians and criticized the Israeli decision to confine Arafat to his headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Arafat said China's declaration, as well as that by the European Union, Russia and Japan to the similar effect, is very important. During his late evening dinner with Xinhua correspondents, Arafat, who paid his first visit to China in 1963, also recalled the traditional friendship between the Chinese and Palestinian peoples. Developing... |
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