Message

Letter from Carlos Carvalhas, General Secretary of PCP, to the President of the Portuguese Republic

Mr. President of the Republic
Your Excellency

Faced with the seriousness of the situation in the Middle East, the alarming situation President Arafat is placed, in spite of taking into account art. 135 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, I appeal to you to exercise your legitimate influence to make Portugal’s voice heard in the European Union and the UN, demanding the Israeli government to immediately lift its siege on the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mr. Yasser Arafat, guaranteeing his safety and free circulation.

Portugal has the Constitutional, political and ethical obligation to undertake all initiatives aiming at the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the occupied Palestinian territories, complying with the UN Security Council Resolutions, and to defend the return to the political process of negotiation.

With respectful compliments,

Carlos Carvalhas
PCP General Secretary

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