Qrei confers with Canadian officials

Chairman of the Palestinian legislative council Ahmad Qrei on Thursday evening held with Canada's prime minister Jan Christian and other Canadian ministers in Ottawa means of reviving the negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian authority.

News reports quoted Qrei as saying to the press after his meeting with Christian that Canada is concerned over the peace process in the region, noting that he heard a very encouraging support from the Canadian prime minister and the Canadian officials.

Qrei had also met with the Canadian foreign minister Bell Graham and with the finance minister Paul Martin and the deputy prime minister John Manly.

In a telephone conversation, Graham told journalists that he had informed Qrei that the ME peace process will be one of the most important issues on the agenda of the G- 8 industrial stated. Graham called on the Israeli and Palestinian sides to put an end to the confrontations between themselves.

For his part, Brian Polyester, the spokesman for the Canadian alliance in foreign affairs said that the Canadian government was responsible for the contribution to provide funds to the Palestinian Authority.