Blair advocates "land for peace" principle

In a speech he made before a number of British Jews, Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair, stressed that the land-for-peace principle is the only way to realize peace in the Middle East region.

He called upon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop his settlement policy and adhere to the international will concerning the Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Palestinian territories.

The British Premier promised that his country will continue its efforts to push the peace process forward on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks, Radio Orient reported.