YASSER ARAFAT:  TO START AGAIN THE NEGOTIATIONS, ISRAEL MUST CEASE THE
CONSTRUCTION OF COLONIES








CAIRO, March 2.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Igor Markov).  The suspension
of the construction of Jewish colonies on the Palestinian grounds and
the release of the political prisoners are the premieres conditions
for the resumption of negotiations of peace palestino-israeliennes, A
declares Yasser Arafat, head of the Palestinian autorite, intervening
has an extraordinary meeting at the top of the Organization of African
Unity held in the Libyan city of Sirte.

Yasser Arafat A invites the leaders of the African States which take
part has this node has to exert pressures on the Security Council of
UNO so that Israel arrete its aggression and leve the blockade of the
Palestinian territories.