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India ready to play a role for Mideast peace
Tuesday October 25, 2011 01:00:12 PM,
IANS
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United Nations: Stressing dialogue and negotiations rather than resorting to arms
to address people's grievances, India has said it stands ready to
play its role to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the
Middle East.
"Clearly, the issue of Palestine has taken a decisive turn in the
history of the Middle East conflict" after President Mahmoud Abbas
filed an application for Palestine's full UN membership, Minister
of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed, said Monday during a
debate in the UN Security Council on the situation in the Middle
East.
"While the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the most serious one in
the region, we need to be mindful that resolution of this conflict
by itself may not result in achievement of a comprehensive and
durable peace in the region," he said.
Other issues relating to Arab lands that remain under occupation
are equally important, Ahmed said. "Progress in the Lebanese and
Syrian tracks of the Middle East Peace Process is, therefore,
necessary for comprehensive and lasting peace in the region."
Developments in the Middle East since February this year underline
the need for reinvigorating the search for this comprehensive
peace, while the countries in the region undertake inclusive
political processes and implement reforms to meet the legitimate
aspirations of their people, he said.
"It is important that the grievances of the people are addressed
through dialogue and negotiations rather than resorting to arms,"
Ahmed said citing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement in the
General Assembly last month that societies cannot be reordered
from outside through military force.
Guided by these principles, "India stands ready to play its role
in our collective endeavours to achieve a just and comprehensive
peace in the Middle East," he said.
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