AUSTRIA/YUGOSLAVIA: PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANISATION (PLO) CHAIRMAN YASSER ARAFAT CONTINUES HIS TOUR OF EUROPEAN CAPITALS SEEKING SUPPORT FOR HIS PALESTINIAN PEACE PROPOSALS

Record ID: 1032847

  • Title: AUSTRIA/YUGOSLAVIA: PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANISATION (PLO) CHAIRMAN YASSER ARAFAT CONTINUES HIS TOUR OF EUROPEAN CAPITALS SEEKING SUPPORT FOR HIS PALESTINIAN PEACE PROPOSALS
  • Date: 20th December 1988
  • Summary: VIENNA, AUSTRIA (NBC) 1. CU Palestinian Liberation Organisation Chairman Yasser Arafat speaking at Vienna news conference (English SOT). 0.30 BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA (JRT) 2. GV Arafat disembarks from plane is greeted by Yugoslav President Raif Dizdarevic. 0.43 3. Arafat reviews troops. 0.51 4. CU Arafat speaking to reporters. 1.13 5. GV SVs Arafat at meeting with Yugoslav officials including President Dizdarevic, Communist Party leader Stipe Suvar (2 SHOTS). 1.31 TRANSCRIPT: ARAFAT (SEQ 1): QUESTION: You said yesterday the Intifada is going to go on." ARAFAT: "It will continue, no doubt, nobody can, neither Arafat as I have mentioned in Geneva and I'm repeating now neither Arafat or other Arab persons can stop this Intifada it will continue, wave after wave, till it achieves peace to establish our real independent Palestinian state". ARAFAT (SEQ 4): QUESTION: "Yugoslavia is the first country to recognise the independent Palestinian state." ARAFAT: "Not only that you know that we, this friendly, brotherly country, we are depending in all out moves and steps to achieving peace in the Middle East. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: VIENNA, AUSTRIA & BELGRADE, YUGOSLAVIA
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA93354YNXBT5ZA24J08I2OR324
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