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01/10/2005:

"Mbeki congratulates Abbas on his victory"

South African President Thabo Mbeki on Monday congratulated Mahmoud Abbas on his victory as president of the Palestinian National Authority in elections on Sunday.

"I believe that this electoral mandate will contribute to the creation of conditions conducive to the resumption of the peace process and the implementation of the road map," Mbeki said, according to a statement by the foreign affairs department.

South Africa commended the Palestinian people for conducting the presidential elections in a "dignified and democratic manner under the difficult and unique circumstances of ongoing Israeli occupation".

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