|
Foreign Minister Westerwelle in the Middle East On 9 September Foreign Minister Westerwelle met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem, and met Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in Ramallah. … /… Middle East peace process must not be forgotten During the talks Minister Westerwelle made clear that the Middle East peace process must not be forgotten amidst the pressing questions of the Syrian conflict and the concerns about the Iranian nuclear programme. “We need to advance the Middle East peace process,” Westerwelle said in Ramallah. In this spirit, Westerwelle’s meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad focused on the Middle East peace process. Westerwelle praised Fayyad as a good, close partner of the German Government: “we appreciate his successful policies,” Westerwelle said, “which are laying the groundwork for the creation of an independent and viable Palestinian state.” This, he said, was policymaking in the interest of peace. Foreign Minister Westerwelle said that the aim was a two-state solution as the outcome of negotiations. The Minister’s visit to the Middle East took place in the run-up to the United Nations General Assembly meeting, which will open in a few weeks in New York. Germany is chairing the UN Security Council for the month of September. The conflict in Syria, concerns about the Iranian nuclear programme and the Middle East peace process will all be important topics in the international community’s consultations in New York. Last updated 09.09.2012 |
Download Document Files: https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/GermanFM_MEvisitF.pdf
Document Type: French text, Press Release
Country: Germany, Israel
Subject: Peace process, Statehood-related
Publication Date: 09/09/2012