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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-03-02
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[01] FM calls for ceasefire in Gaza
[01] FM calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, commenting on Sunday on the
escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip, called for an immediate
ceasefire and stressed that the only hope for peace is the path of
dialogue and diplomacy.
"I am extremely concerned over the dramatic escalation of violence in
the Gaza Strip that has such a great cost in human lives. Logics and
practices of collective punishment are inconceivable. We condemn them
categorically. Peace and security are not achieved with mass military
force nor with rocket attacks and other terrorist acts," she said in
her relative statement.
"Together with our partners in the European Union, we call for an
immediate ceasefire in every act of violence and for self-restraint.
The only hope for peace is the path of dialogue and diplomacy in the
framework of the effort that began in Annapolis last November. It would
be a mistake to abandon this path," Bakoyannis concluded.
Caption: File photo of foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis. (ANA-MPA/O.
Panagiotou)
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