USA: ISRAEL AND MAURITANIA SIGN AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS UNDER AUSPICES OF THE UNITED STATES

Record ID: 399021

  • Title: USA: ISRAEL AND MAURITANIA SIGN AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS UNDER AUSPICES OF THE UNITED STATES
  • Date: 30th October 1999
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C. UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 28, 1999)(REUTERS) 1. U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE MADELEINE ALBRIGHT STANDING WITH ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER WHO IS SHAKING HANDS WHILE HOLDING SIGNED DOCUMENT WITH MAURITANIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER AHMED OULD SID'AHMED 0.10 2. SLV AUDIENCE 0.15 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MADELEINE ALBRIGHT SAYING "It doesn't mea
  • Embargoed: 14th November 1999 12:00
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  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVADDXPQU8B41AQ3TYEI0D1YX5T8
  • Story Text: Israel and Mauritania have signed an agreement to
    establish full diplomatic relations, the third accord of its
    kind between Israel and an Arab state in over 20 years of
    Middle East peacemaking.

    Foreign Ministers David Levy of Israel and Ahmed
    Ould Sid'ahmed of Mauritania on Thursday (October 28) signed
    the deal at a State Department ceremony attended by Secretary
    of State Madeleine Albright.

    Levy called Mauritania's decision to join Egypt and Jordan
    in establishing relations with Israel "wise and courageous".

    "It broadcasts to all nations the good spirit that must exist
    in our region, It's a message to all the others that the
    time has come to shake hands," he added.

    Ould Sid'ahmed said Mauritania's decision was one outcome
    of a meeting in New York last month between Albright and the
    foreign ministers of many Middle Eastern countries.

    But he also said that Mauritania's position on Middle East
    peace was that the Palestinians must enjoy their full rights
    and that Israel must give back all occupied Arab lands.

    Albright said: "It would be better if Israel did not feel
    isolated in taking risks...I would hope very much that other
    Arab countries would follow suit very quickly."
    Albright also commented on the situation in Armenia.


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