Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Tuesday, 26 November 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 December 2002. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 December 2002 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made towards establishing a Middle East Peace Conference to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made towards establishing a Middle East Peace Conference to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. [84328] Mr. Mike O'Brien: The Quartet (the US, EU, UN and Russia) are agreeing a roadmap for progress towards a comprehensive settlement by 2005. They will be meeting on 20 December to review progress. When the roadmap is published we will work with the international community to implement it. A conference of the parties involved in the peace process should be a key element of that roadmap.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 84328; 396 c184-5W;396 c178W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Armed conflict United Nations USA Russia Israel Palestine Middle East Peace negotiations EU external relations Occupied territories
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