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Arafat Opens Dialogue With State Department Over Reforms
Yasser Arafat writes to Secretary of State Powell outlining a 100 day reform program and requests U S aid to push reforms amid Israeli military pressure in the West Bank. Bush says terrorism must be stopped before a Palestinian state can emerge and Israeli forces should pull back to Sept 2000 lines. Powell intends to reply. Arafat defends election mandate and says he may not run for re election. Bush says international effort will begin next week to build Palestinian state institutions. Powell to meet Annan Solana and Ivanov in New York to discuss reform and regional diplomacy.
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Washington
Yasser Arafat
Colin Powell
United States
Bush
Arafat
Powell
Israel
West Bank
D Tay
Associated Press
Ramallah
Uuary
New York
Kofi Annan
European Union
Javier Solana
Igor Ivanov
State Department
Richard Boucher
Ahmed Maher
Egypt
Marwan Muash
Jordan