Report: Barak's plan for regional cooperation

The Israeli daily Haaretz said on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is crystallizing a plan to establish a forum for regional cooperation in the Middle East after reaching a comprehensive peace agreement based on principles of voluntarily cooperation and non-violation of the sovereignty of the countries of the region, to settle disputes peacefully and abstaining from provocative acts.

In a report quoted by Israeli Radio, the paper added that the plans are being made on the grounds of regional cooperation in Southeast Asia.

The Israeli paper added that Barak assigned the new chairman of the Israeli National Security Council, David Efri, to prepare these plans in detail.