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| Israel to attend Mideast summit if US supports it: official |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-12-06 21:39:37 |
JERUSALEM, Dec.
6 (Xinhuanet) -- A senior Israeli official said on Monday that Israel would take
part in an international peace conference on the Middle East scheduled in London
early next year if Washington supports such a summit.
The
official made the remarks in response to media reports that Britain had won US
agreement to hold such a conference, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported Monday
on its website.
It appears that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
is unenthusiastic about such a conference, but Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom,
who would represent Israel, favors the idea, added the
report.
According to the official, Israel has reservations
with such conferences because they may herald an enforced agreement.
The British Daily Telegraph newspaper, quoting unidentified
senior diplomatic sources, reported on Monday that the conference would probably
be announced after the Jan. 9 Palestinian presidential election and would depend
on the moderate former Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to be elected as
president to replace late Yasser Arafat.
The conference,
planned for late January or early February, is likely to be attended by foreign
ministers but it is not yet clear whether Israel will send a delegation, said
the Daily Telegraph.
There is no immediate comment from British officials on the report. Enditem |
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