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    Politicians of many countries denounce terrorist act in Beslan

    ITAR-TASS News Agency
    September 4, 2004 Saturday 10:22 AM Eastern Time

    Politicians of many countries strongly denounce the terrorist act in
    the North Ossetian city of Beslan, state about solidarity with the
    leadership and people of Russia and supported Russia's efforts in
    the fight with terrorism.

    Russia and Egypt stressed "the need to coordinate efforts of
    all countries in the fight with terrorism," Russian Deputy Foreign
    Minister Alexander Saltanov said after a meeting of Egyptian President
    Hosni Mubarak with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sharm El Sheikh
    on Friday.

    Hosni Mubarak presented condolences and sympathy to all Russians over
    the tragic events in Beslan and confirmed solidarity of Egypt with
    Russia in this difficult moment. The Russian diplomat noted that the
    Egyptian president "supported the Russian leadership in the fight
    with terrorism and overcoming this evil." According to Saltanov,
    Russia and Egypt "stressed the need to coordinate efforts of all
    countries in the fight with terrorism."

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit also presented condolences
    over the victims in Beslan to Sergei Lavrov on Saturday. "We hope
    that these tragic events will never repeat," the Egyptian minister
    emphasised. He noted that the Russian-Egyptian negotiations confirmed
    "full coincidence of views on the fight with terrorism."

    Sergei Lavrov thanked the Egyptian leadership for support over the
    tragic events in North Ossetia. "The fight with terrorism, other
    challenges and threats should be waged on bilateral and multilateral
    basis with growing UN role," the Russian minister indicated. "This
    is one of the main directions of the Russian foreign policy," Lavrov
    remarked. He noted that "such approach was confirmed during a meeting
    with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and was fixed in the protocol
    that was signed on Saturday and brings cooperation in issues of world
    policy on a qualitatively new level."

    Australian Prime Minister John Howard sent a telegram to Russian
    President Vladimir Putin over the events in North Ossetia. He presented
    condolences and sympathy to the Russian people and leadership. Howard
    said he had followed the tragic events in Beslan for an hour and a
    half last night. It is impossible to imagine the grief that those
    whose children were there experienced. It is a really horrible event,
    he remarked.

    "The deeply shocked Armenian people shares the grief of losses and
    mourns together with Russians," said a telegram that Armenian President
    Robert Kocharyan sent to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

    "With anxiety and pain all Armenia has followed the development
    of the situation over the hostage-taking in a school in Beslan,"
    the republic's president said. According to him, "these events
    showed one more time inhumanity of terrorism and confirmed that the
    world community should fight more resolutely and firmly with any
    demonstrations of terrorism."

    The Armenian president presented to the Russian head of state and
    "all next of kin words of sincere sympathy and condolences."

    Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom strongly denounced "a barbaric
    terrorist act" in Beslan, an official statement of the Israeli
    Foreign Ministry said. Shalom voiced deep regret over the death of
    innocent people. "In this mourning hour the Israeli people expressed
    solidarity wit the people and government of Russia. It is a horrible
    and unthinkable terrorist act," the minister noted.

    "The whole international community should condemn these actions and
    pool its efforts in the fight with terror," the minister said.

    Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is shocked by the events
    in Beslan, a telegram to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on
    Saturday. Koizumi resolutely denounced the actions of terrorists and
    presented condolences to the families of those killed.

    Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi sent the same telegram to
    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday. She condemned the
    terrorist act and stated about Japan's readiness to closely cooperate
    with Moscow in the fight with terrorism.
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