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SFA-DDA-425-04                                                                                                                                13 July  2004
 


STATEMENT OF MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DELIA DOMINGO ALBERT ON
DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER RAFAEL SEGUIS' INTERVIEW WITH AL-JAZEERAH

When Deputy Foreign Minister Rafael Seguis spoke this morning during his interview with Al-Jazeerah, he spoke with fore knowledge and full authority of the Philippine Government.