HC Deb 06 July 1988 vol 136 cc608-9W
53. Mr. McAllion

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise with the European Community Council of Ministers the case for a European initiative to accelerate the middle east peace process; and if he will make a statement.

81. Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in the light of the failure so far of the mission of the United States Secretary of State, Mr. Schultz, to produce a settlement, he will give consideration to the launching of a European initiative in the middle east; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

We and our European partners keep under constant review how we can contribute most effectively to advancing the peace process.

66. Sir Dennis Walters

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will report on progress towards a peace settlement in the middle east.

78. Mr. Atkinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a further statement on progress towards a settlement of the conflict over Palestine.

Sir Geoffrey Howe

We shall continue to encourage the parties to the Arab-Israel dispute to respond positively to Mr. Shultz's initiative and to agree arrangements for an international conference.

68. Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in the light of the Arab League summit in Algiers, he plans to press for a European initiative to accelerate the middle east peace process; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

We and our European partners keep under constant review how we can contribute most effectively to advancing the peace process.

77. Mr. Rogers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the implications for the middle east peace process of the Arab League summit in Algiers; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Mellor

We hope that the Arab consensus emerging from the summit can be harnessed to realistic and constructive efforts to resolve the Arab-Israel dispute.

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