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G-8 leaders call on Israel to resume peace talks on the Syrian-Lebanese track
Regional-International, Politics, 6/21/1999
Leaders of the seven richest industrial nations and Russia have called for resuming the frozen peace talks on the Syrian track with the objective of reaching a just and comprehensive peace in the region.
In a statement issued at the end of the Group of Eight summit in Cologne, Germany, the leaders called for immediate resumption of the peace talks in the region. They urged sides concerned to closely abide by the provisions of the April 1996 arrangements and to actually take part in the world of the April Understanding committee in south Lebanon.
The leaders of the US, Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Britain, Italy, and Russia, said in a statement at the conclusion of their summit that honoring the rights of all sides concerned is but decisive element in finding a peaceful solution that avails the Palestinians to live as free people on their own territories.
The statement expressed its conviction that the sides concerned in the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations have to set a goal of ending final status negotiations within one year.
The statement urged the Palestinians and the Israelis to abstain from carrying out acts of violence and any activity that will be harmful to final situation negotiations.
The statement welcomed the statements made by Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak on the Palestinian state and described these statements as encouraging.
The G-7 called on Israel in the final statement to implement the provisions of the Wye plantation agreement signed with the Palestinian Authority.
The final statement of the G-7 leaders called on international debtors to help Jordan economically through alleviating their debts to Jordan.
It added the leaders of the G-7 are determinant to back stability in Jordan through backing "economic reforms" in this country during this critical stage it passes. Jordan's foreign debts are estimated at US $8.6 billion.
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