Death of the Delegate-General of Palestine in Ireland

I have learned with great sadness this afternoon of the death in Dublin of Dr. Yousef Allan, Delegate-General of Palestine in Ireland. Dr. Allan has been a friend of Ireland for many years and represented the Palestinian people here with honour and dedication. Whenever we met I greatly appreciated his good humour and warm personality and with his untimely death we have lost an invaluable source of advice and encouragement on the Middle East Peace Process.

I will be conveying my deepest sympathies to his wife and family and I have requested the Head of the Irish Representative Office in Ramallah to convey the condolences of the Government to the Palestinian Authority.Top