Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi
ROM2001080204 - 02 AUGUST 2001 - ROME, ITALY: Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, and Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi meet in the Premier's office, in Rome, Italy, August 2, 2001. During his 24-hour visit to Rome ending later Thursday, Arafat is scheduled to meet Pope John Paul II in his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo. Both Italy and the Vatican have long expressed support for the rights of the Palestinians and both have called for an end to the violence in the Middle East. cc/cc/Arafat Press Office UPI
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