Abbas calls for international conference on Mideast conflict

[Behind the Aegis]

OSLO - Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday for an international conference aimed at reviving negotiations in the Middle East conflict.

Abbas was speaking from Norway, where he was to meet top Norwegian officials for talks expected to focus on the Palestinian aid deficit in the wake of Hamas's rise to power.

He said that an international group should serve as a broker, possibly the Quartet of Middle East peace makers, comprising the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations.

"An international conference should be summoned immediately, in which direct negotiations take place, on the basis of international UN resolutions and signed agreements," Abbas said through a translator.


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[JuniperLea]

1. I've been waiting for this for months!

My b/f brought up the possibility last night, and we argued over who said it first... 'twas me... he says 'twas him.

Whatever... good idea, methinks. Someone needs to step up and make sure W minds his P's and Q's.