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May 18, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17707893.htm

Merkel Angry Over Hamas Minister's German Visit

Louis Charbonneau - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is deeply annoyed about a visit to Germany by a Hamas minister in the Palestinian government and would have preferred he had not come, government spokesman Thomas Steg said on Wednesday. "The German government rules out any contact with Hamas members. The Hamas minister who came to Germany is an unwanted person for the German government," Steg said. Palestinian Minister Atef Odwan traveled to Germany on a Swedish-issued EU "Schengen" visa. A German government official said Berlin had formally protested against Sweden's decision to issue Odwan an EU visa.

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