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South Africa Welcomes the International
Court of Justice's Ruling on Israel's Construction of
the Wall
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini
Zuma has welcomed the ruling by the International Court
of Justice (ICJ) that the construction of the wall in
the Palestinian occupied territories by Israel, was
contrary to International Law.
Minister Dlamini Zuma was speaking after a meeting
with her Tunisian counterpart, Minister Habib Ben Yahia
following the fourth session of the Joint Bilateral
Commission (JBC) between the two countries, held in
Pretoria on Friday, 9 July 2004.
The Minister recalled South Africa's submission to
the ICJ on this matter.
Minister Dlamini Zuma said this was an important international
multilateral decision and called on Israel to respect
and abide by the ruling.
Issued by Ronnie Mamoepa on 082 - 990 4853
C/o Department of Foreign Affairs
Private Bag x15
Pretoria
0001
9 July 2004
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