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| Arab foreign ministers stomp out of Euro-Med conference |
| 2002-04-22 |
| Arab foreign ministers walked out of the first working session of a summit meeting in Valencia between European and Mediterranean countries in protest at Israeli military action in the Palestinian territories. The walkout came when Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Rabbi Michael Melchoir was about to deliver his prepared remarks. Reacting to the development, Chris Patten, the European Union external affairs commissioner, told CNN, "I think that's a pity. I think it would have been better if they could have heard what he had to say, but I think it demonstrates the strength of their feelings about the present situation." If you stomp out, you don't have to listen to what he said. If you didn't listen to what he said, then it's the same thing as him not saying it. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |