Posted on 04/14/2002 12:50:40 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Edited on 04/29/2004 2:00:24 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell prepared to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Sunday after Arafat issued a statement condemning terrorism of "all kinds."
Arafat's statement condemned both Palestinian suicide bombings and the killings of Palestinian civilians during the Israeli offensive in the West Bank. Its issuance cleared the way for a meeting with Powell, who had postponed talks with Arafat after a suicide bomber killed six people Friday in Jerusalem.
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