Palestinian envoy meets with Alatas

Wed, 21 May 1997, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): Special envoy for the Palestinian executive
committee, Asaad Abdulrahman, met with Indonesian Minister of
Foreign Affairs Ali Alatas yesterday for an exchange of views and
garner Jakarta's support for the Palestinian cause.

Abdulrahman expressed his gratitude for Indonesia's unwavering
position on the Middle East crisis, including Jakarta's refusal
to open diplomatic ties with Israel.

"We couldn't agree more on any issue on the discussion," he
said of his hour-long meeting with Alatas whom he described as a
"great friend" of Palestine.

Abdulrahman is on a mission to several Southeast Asian and
Gulf nations to obtain diplomatic support amid the impasse in the
Middle East peace talks. Abdulrahman leaves for Brunei Darussalam
and Malaysia today. (mds)

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