Middle East (Hansard, 24 October 1990)

§ 36. Mr. Home Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last met representatives of the Government of Israel to discuss the middle east peace process.

§ 41. Mr. Flannery
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans to meet the Foreign Minister of Israel; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs met the Israeli Foreign Minister on 16 October. They had a thorough discussion of middle east issues. He has no firm plans to meet Mr. Levy again. But they agreed to stay in closer contact in future.

§ 39. Mr. Watson
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent action he has taken towards assisting progress in the middle east peace process.

§ 51. Mr. Norman Hogg
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the peace process in the middle east.

§ 55. Mr. Cyril D. Townsend
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Britain's contribution to finding a diplomatic and peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict acceptable to the international community.

§ 58. Sir Dennis Walters
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress towards peace in the middle east.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The need for a solution to the Palestinian problem is more pressing than ever. Once the Gulf crisis is over, when conditions may be more220W conducive, we shall return to the peace process with renewed vigour. We are in close touch with the Americans and our friends in the region about possible ways ahead. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs' recent visit to the middle east gave him a chance to talk to senior Egyptians and Israelis directly. We regret that a Palestinian boycott prevented his talking to leaders in the occupied territories also.