SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN TEL AVIV,
SAYS IT MUST NOT DERAIL PEACE PROCESS
The following statement was issued on 29 April by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:
The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest possible terms tonight’s terrorist attack in Tel Aviv.� He strongly urges Israelis and Palestinians not to let this morally reprehensible act derail the resumption of the peace process.� The Secretary-General calls on all concerned to exercise maximum restraint and begin the implementation of the “road map” that will be presented shortly.�
He reiterates his appeal to the Palestinians to pursue non-violent policies and urges the Palestinian Authority to make every effort to stop these terrorist acts against Israelis.� The Secretary-General remains convinced that there is no alternative to a political solution of the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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