HC Deb 02 March 1988 vol 128 cc593-4W
59. Mr. Walters

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealh Affairs if he will report on further initiatives aimed at making progress for a middle east peace settlement.

75. Mr. Marlow

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealh Affairs if he will make a statement on progress towards an international conference on the middle east.

Mr. Mellor

We welcome recent efforts to give new impetus to the search for a negotiated settlement of the Arab/Israel conflict. We and our European partners strongly support an international conference as the suitable framework for negotiations between the parties directly concerned.

81. Mr. Cunliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealh Affairs what recent assistance he has given to the proposal for a peace conference initiated by Mr. Shimon Peres and King Hussein.

Mr. Mellor

We are in close contact with both King Hussein and with Mr. Peres. We believe that an international conference can provide a suitable framework for negotiations between the parties directly concerned.

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