Britain cited "reservations" over Sunday's Middle East peace conference and refused to sign a joint statement that called for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
A Foreign Office spokesman said the British had "particular reservations" about the meeting in Paris taking place without Israeli or Palestinian representatives, "just days before the transition to a new American president".
Britain had therefore attended the talks as an observer only, the spokesman said.
The British refusal to send a high-level delegation to Paris was widely viewed as a sign of London's determination to stay close to Donald Trump's incoming administration.
[alarabiya.net/AFP]
16/1/17
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A Foreign Office spokesman said the British had "particular reservations" about the meeting in Paris taking place without Israeli or Palestinian representatives, "just days before the transition to a new American president".
Britain had therefore attended the talks as an observer only, the spokesman said.
The British refusal to send a high-level delegation to Paris was widely viewed as a sign of London's determination to stay close to Donald Trump's incoming administration.
[alarabiya.net/AFP]
16/1/17
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Related:
- Après Paris, Israéliens et Palestiniens regardent vers les États-Unis
- France describes need for two-state solution at Israel, Palestinian conference
- Abbas Calls Paris Conference ‘Last Chance’ to Resolve Conflict With Israel
- Mideast conference in Paris on January 15. Neither Israel nor the Palestinians will be present
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