Qatar says Israel is undermining peace but wants Arabs to attend Mena
Qatar, Politics, 10/23/1997

Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Gassem Bin Gabr Al Thani stressed preventing those trying to undermine the peace process especially the Israeli from succeeding. He also said that he believes that the Arabs should not let the hands of Israel undermine the peace process

Al Thani expressed his hope that progress would be achieved in the peace process, which will increase the MENA Conference's chances of success. He added that each country is free to decide whether or not it will participate in the conference according to its circumstances, but he hoped that all countries will participate, because participation will not have bad effects on Arabs.

He stated that the conference will help Arabs prove to the world that the they are keen on pushing the peace process forward, while the other party is trying to undermine it.

Regarding the participation of the Gulf countries in the conference, the Qatari Foreign Minister said, "This question should be answered by those countries... up till now we do not know the answer. We sent the invitations, and hope that everybody will attend."

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