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King Abdullah: ‘Unilateral Measures Have Failed’

By The Jordan Times

posted on 03/05/08

His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday said that achieving peace in the Middle East needs the engagement of parties in negotiations on clearly defined bases and fixed timeframes, adding that unilateral measures have failed to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

King Abdullah stressed during a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House that Israeli policies of siege and use of military force would only deepen the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians and threatens to waste years of negotiations for peace. … The King and the president discussed efforts by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is on a tour of the Middle East. King Abdullah urged the U.S. administration to intensify international support for the peace process.

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