Democratic Palestine : 30 (ص 32)

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Democratic Palestine : 30 (ص 32)

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Moscow
From September 6th to 9th, a PFLP delegation paid an official visit
to Moscow on the invitation of the Central Committee of the CPSU
and the Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee.
The PFLP delegation was headed by
Comrade George Habash, general
secretary; Abu Maher Yamani, Polit-
bureau. member and head of the
political relations department; and
Omar Shahada, Central Committee
member. The delegation held a series of
meetings with Comrade Korninka,
member of the CPSU Central Com-
mittee and first deputy of the interna-
tional relations department of the Cen-
tral Committee; Comrade Bulyakov,
head of the Mideast department of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Com-
rade Kapita, head of the Afro-Asian
Solidarity Committee.
The talks focused on the most pro-
minent issues on the Palestinian, Arab
and international levels, in particular
the important developments in the
Palestinian national struggle led by the
PLO. Both parties expressed great ap-
preciation of the heroism of the
Palestinian people, their steadfastness
against all the Zionists’
measures and their determination to
repressive
continue the uprising until the
achievement of their goals.
Both parties condemned the policy of
repression and terrorism being practic-
ed by the occupation authorities against
the Palestinian masses. In this light, the
PFLP delegation confirmed the
necessity of international protection for
the Palestinian people in the occupied
territories. Such international protec-
tion would be supervised by UN troops
for an interim period, in preparation
for convening a fully empowered in-
ternational conference.
The Soviets confirmed their support
for the heroic and just struggle of the
Palestinian people, their uprising and
their national goals of self-
determination and the establishment of
an independent state under the leader-
ship of the PLO, their sole, legitimate
representative. The PFLP delegation
expressed deep gratitude to the Soviet
leadership and people for their support
to the struggle of the Palestinian people
and the uprising
On September 8th, Comrade George
Habash held a press conference at the
Moscow headquarters of the Afro-
Asian Solidarity Committee, which was
attended by many Soviet and foreign
journalists. The journalists’ questions
concentrated on the uprising and the
Palestinian options after the Jordanian
regime’s measures. Concerning how the
PLO will face the new situation, Com-
rade George Habash said that the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the PLO has held
a series of meetings and will hold more
in order to define its response towards
the recent situation. The Executive
Committee’s proposal will be presented
at the coming session of the PNC. He
explained the options open to the PLO.
Concerning the Soviet stand on these
options, Comrade George Habash said,
«We had the feeling that the Soviet
comrades are thinking and trying to
evaluate with us the positive and
negat:ve points of each of these op-
‘tions... They are interested in maximal
unity of the Palestinian and Arab
stand... Through our historic relations
with the Soviet comrades, we feel that
they are leaving the final decision to
us... They know that our cause is just;
in spite of the disagreement with their
viewpoints, they are supporting us.» @
Romania
In response to an official invitation from the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of Romania, a PFLP delegation visited
Bucharest from June 28th until July Sth.
The PFLP delegation was headed by
General Secretary George Habash, and
included Politbureau member Abu
Maher Yamani and Central Committee
members Taysir Qubaa and Tareq
Hussein. The delegation had a series of
important talks with Romanian party
and state officials, covering issues of
mutual interest on the Palestinian,
Arab and international levels. Also
discussed were ways to consolidate the
bilateral relations between the Roma-
nian Communist Party and the PFLP.
MEETING WITH
PRESIDENT CEAUSESCU
The delegation’s most important
meeting was that with President
Ceausescu, which was also attended by
comrade Jon Stiwan, member of the
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Political Executive Committee of the
Romanian Communist Party, respon-
sible for foreign relations. President
Ceausescu warmly welcomed the PFLP
delegation and expressed his readiness
to hear their opinions. Dr. Habash then
expressed appreciation of Romania’s
support to the Palestinian cause. He
went on to analyze the causes and aims
of the current uprising in occupied
Palestine, and the ways of maximizing
its political results. He confirmed that
the uprising, while raising the banner of
independence and freedom, aims at the
withdrawal of the occupation forces
and securing the presence of interna-
tional forces in the occupied territories,
as a step towards achieving the
legitimate rights of the Palestinian
people to repatriation, self-
determination and an_ independent
state. Dr. Habash stressed that a just
solution can be found through a fully
empowered international conference.
For his part, President Ceausescu
showed great interest in the question of
maximizing the political effects of the
uprising. He welcomed the results of
the Algiers Summit and asserted the
necessity of convening an international
conference and the establishment of a
Palestinian state. In his view, the main
conclusion to be drawn from the upris-
ing is that the Palestinian people want
to rid themselves of the occupation as
soon as possible. He stressed the im-
portance of the PLO’s unity, as the sole
legitimate representative of the
Palestinian people, and reiterated
Romania’s support to the Palestinian
cause. In conclusion, the two parties
expressed satisfaction with the.
development of their bilateral relations
and their desire to further consolidate
them.
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