Gulf | Saudi Arabia
New colonies east of Occupied Jerusalem 'major obstacle': Saudi
Colonies in the way of peace process, says official
- Agencies
- Published: 15:32 November 18, 2009
- Image Credit: AP
- French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, walks with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud, at the Janadriya residence near Riyadh.
Riyadh: Colonies are a ‘major obstacle’ to efforts to restart Middle East peace talks, according to foreign ministry spokesman Osama Nugali.
“We feel that (colonies) settlements are a major obstacle in the way of the peace process…in (occupied) east Jerusalem in particular,” Nugali said.
"Unless there are decisive measures taken in regard to these policies, it is too difficult to advance the peace process," Nugali said.
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