§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the policy of Her Majesty's Government with regard to the resolution 38/58C of the United Nations General Assembly on the proposal for an international peace conference on the middle east.
§ Mr. RentonAn international conference could be valuable if the gap between the parties can be narrowed and they can agree on the principle and nature of such a meeting. With the majority of our EC partners we abstained on this resolution because we believe that an immediate conference would not be productive if these conditions are not met.