Arafat welcomes New Zealand proposal
New Zealand's foreign minister said on Monday that the chairman of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat welcomed New Zealand's proposal to send peace keeping forces to the occupied Palestinian territories when a peace agreement is reached between the Palestinians and Israel.
News reports quoted the New Zealand's foreign minister as indicating to Arafat the importance of solving the Palestinian- Israeli conflict, noting that the latter ( Arafat) welcomed the New Zealand's proposal to taking part in the peace keeping forces enthusiastically.
Worthy mentioning that the New Zealand's foreign minister had proposed his country's participation in the peace keeping forces in occupied Palestine during his meeting with Arafat by the end of this week in New York.
