  {"id":196526,"date":"2005-01-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=196526"},"modified":"2019-03-12T17:13:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T17:13:48","slug":"auto-insert-196526","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-196526\/","title":{"rendered":"EU High Representative for CFSP welcomes results of Palestinian elections &#8211; EU press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"5px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Javier Solana,<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>EU High Representative for the CFSP,<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>welcomes the results of the Palestinian elections<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), met with President elect Mahmud ABBAS in Ramallah today. He congratulated him on the election:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>&quot;I wish to warmly congratulate Mahmud Abbas on his election as new Palestinian President, as well as the Palestinian people, for whom these elections represent a historic day.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>The new President is a partner for Israel and for the international community.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>A new opportunity now exists for peace. This will require a deep engagement of the Palestinian leadership, but also of Israel.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>The Roadmap continues to be the main guideline to reach peace, through the creation of a viable Palestinian state.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>The European Union will continue to grant its support to this process towards peace and stability.&quot;<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">__________<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>FOR FURTHER DETAILS:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Spokesperson of the Secretary General, High Representative for CFSP<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>&nbsp;+ 32 (0)2 285 6467 \/ 6217 \/ 8239 \/ 5150\/ 5151  + 32 (0)2 285 5694<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>internet: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ue.eu.int\/solana\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>http:\/\/ue.eu.int\/solana<\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>e-mail: presse.cabinet@consilium.eu.int<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Javier Solana, EU High Representative for the CFSP, welcomes the results of the Palestinian elections Javier SOLANA, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), met with President elect Mahmud ABBAS in Ramallah today. 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