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Hassan calls on Quartet and US to exert efforts
Prince Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan called on the Quartet and the US on Sunday to re-engage in the Middle East peace process to end the stalemate of negotiations after the Annapolis conference.
- By Barbara Bibbo', Correspondent
- Published: 23:29 February 24, 2008
Doha: Prince Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan called on the Quartet and the US on Sunday to re-engage in the Middle East peace process to end the stalemate of negotiations after the Annapolis conference.
"The US commitment to the peace process should be in the direction of a full engagement of all parties, [including] the Quartet, the Israelis on one side and the Palestinians. Only if there is a commitment of all sides, and a reconciliation among Palestinians [Fatah and Hamas], there can be hope for progress in real time," he told Gulf News.
Prince Hassan was speaking on the sidelines of the Club de Monaco Meeting in Doha, a gathering of former politicans, diplomats and intellectuals meant to provide a forum for free and open discussions on current international issues.
"The current situation in Palestine and the consequences of the embargo that is hitting the weakest part of its population, children, will leave permanent scars in the memory of the future generations of Palestinians and will affect them deeply," he said.
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