Saudi Arabia urges France to revive ME peace

Originally published February 27, 1998

Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz on Thursday asked French President Jacques Chirac in a phone conversation to help revive the ME peace process and to exert pressure on Israel, thereby commiting itself to implementing UN resolutions and signed between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

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