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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by John Heppell (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 13 January 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Middle East Peace Process

Question
Will the Minister assure us that, rather than being diverted by Gaza, more attention will be given to the west bank? Should we not redouble our efforts to get some sort of move forward in the west bank, so that it can be used as an example to show Israelis and Palestinians that it is far easier to make progress through negotiation than through conflict?
Answer

My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Over the past year, genuine progress has been made on building and bolstering the authority of the Palestinian Authority in the west bank. Above all, we need to make progress on all fronts, because until we resolve the conflict in the middle east, we will not resolve many other conflicts in the world.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
486 c126 
Session
2008-09
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Middle East Peace negotiations
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk