Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) and German Foreign Minister
Joschka Fischer during their meeting at Arafat's office in Ramallah
August 21,2001. Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said on Tuesday he
would be willing to meet Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres under
German auspices to try to reach a truce to end nearly 11 months of
violence.

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