Ariel Sharon met with the visiting Greek foreign minister Tuesday, despite a pledge to boycott officials who meet with Yasser Arafat. The Israeli prime minister said his talks with George Papandreou, whose country currently holds the rotating European Union presidency, would focus on explaining why Israel considers foreign diplomatic visits with Arafat, the Palestinian Authority president, damaging.
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