EU efforts to revive the ME peace
Palestine-Denmark, Politics, 1/25/2002

The Danish foreign minister stressed on Thursday his country's determination to revive the Palestinian- Israeli negotiations during its rotating presidency of the European Union in the second half of 2002.

News reports quoted the Danish foreign minister as saying during a discussion at the parliament on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories that his country will carry a heavy mission when it will assume the rotating presidency of the European Union represented in trying to bring both the Israeli and Palestinian sides to the table of negotiations. He stressed the need of finding a solution to the Arab- Israeli conflict Which still represents a regional threat.

He indicated that the Danish government wants, on the other hand, to work for extending invitations very shortly to convene the donor states conference, noting the need to strengthen aids and to search for the way for providing aids to the Palestinians.

The Danish government, in particular wants to organize a Palestinian- Israeli meeting before it assumes the presidency of the European Union.

The Danish parliament, on the other hand adopted on Thursday a decision, at a vast majority calling for the return back of the Israeli and Palestinian sides to the tables of negotiations according to the UN security Council resolutions.

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