- (AFP) -- A move by Israel to expel Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat would be a "serious political mistake with the most
negative consequences," Russia said.
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- "Such a step would remove the possibility of peacefully
resolving the Israeli-Palestinian crisis and would lead to an uncontrollable
chain of events in the worst case scenario," said a statement from
Russia's foreign ministry.
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- "Only through cooperation can we end the terror
and the other manifestations of violence and return to the roadmap,"
the statement said.
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- Russia, along with the European Union, United Nations
and the United States, are the co-authors of the so-called peace roadmap
for the region, which sees an independent Palestinian state alongside a
secure Israel by 2005.
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