ARAB COUNTRIES AND IRAN CONDEMN THE DECLARATION OF THE UNITED STATES
ACCORDING TO WHICH JERUSALEM EAST THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL








DAMAS, March 11.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Alexandre Krasnov).  Syria,
the Arab Emirates Linked, the Palestinians and of Iran have condemns
Saturday the declaration of the Secretary of State americain, Colin
Powell, according to which Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.  Colin
Powell A also declares that the United States had the intention of y
transferer their embassy of Such-Aviv.  The minister emirati of the
Businesses etrangeres, sheik Hamdam bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan, A declares
has the ambassador of the United States that the Emirates were deeply
unworthy by this declaration of the Secretary of State and regretted
it much.  It A requires that the ambassador provide explanations on
this subject.

Remarks Powell the Hake " creent dangerous precedent and provide a
support have the occupant and have the invader ", A underlines Hamdam
bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan.  According to him, that completely saps
confidence with respect to the close relation-Eastern policy of the
United States.  Now one knows which policy the new administration
dirigee by George Bush intends to apply.

The leaders of the Palestinian autorite also have them condemns
declaration Powell the Hake, stressing that "aucune left does not have
the right to amend of Jerusalem as long as the negotiations on this
problem will not have ended ".  " the holy place Jerusalem is under
the terms of Council Resolution of security of UNO part of the
territory occupies by Jerusalem in 1967 and of the talks concerning
this statute are in hand ", is it releve in one communicates
Palestinian direction of Autorite.

The spokesman of the Iranian ministry of the Businesses etrangeres,
Hamidrza Asafi, A declares of his dimension that the transfer of the
embassy americaine of Such-Aviv A Jerusalem could abruptly exacerbate
the conflict in the Middle East.  He has appele the Moslem countries
and the international organizations has to take measures for empecher
the realization of this project nourished by the administration
americaine.

Israel A declares that the totality of Jerusalem was its capital,
however the annexation israelienne of the Eastern Arab part of the
city in 1967 is not recognized by the international opinion and of
many embassies are always has Such-Aviv, which is has ving minutes in
the car of Jerusalem.