WEST BANK: Olympic chief Jacques Rogge meets Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and tours the city of Ramallah

Record ID: 560316

  • Title: WEST BANK: Olympic chief Jacques Rogge meets Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and tours the city of Ramallah
  • Date: 6th October 2010
  • Summary: RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (OCTOBER 5, 2010) (AGENCY POOL) **CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY** HELICOPTER CARRYING PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) PRESIDENT JACQUES ROGGE FLYING BEHIND PALESTINIAN FLAGS HELICOPTER LANDING OFFICIALS GREETING ROGGE ROGGE AND PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER SALAM FAYYAD WALKING AWAY FROM HELICOPTER GUARDS STANDING BESIDE LATE PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT YASSER ARAFAT'S GRAVESTONE CLOSE OF GRAVE CLOSE OF GUARDS GUARDS CARRYING WREATH, ROGGE ENTERING COMPOUND CLOSE OF ROGGE ROGGE LAYING WREATH AT GRAVE
  • Embargoed: 21st October 2010 13:00
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  • Topics: International Relations,Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA140RW4O3FI660S2GOX8K22GQ8
  • Story Text: International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge arrived on Tuesday (October 5) in the West Bank city of Ramallah, at the start of a three-day-visit to the Palestinian Authority and Israel.
    Rogge's visit was described in Palestinian media as historic. In an interview to al-Hayat newspaper, Roggue said the aim of his visit was to support Palestinian sport.
    Rogge was greeted by Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and then laid a wreath at the grave of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and toured the al-Amari refugee camp.
    Roggue also visted the construction site of the al-Amari sports club swimming pool.
    Later on Tuesday Rogge is expected to watch a soccer match between the Olympic squads of Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.
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