Article: Solana:EU backs full Arab involvement in U.S.-proposed peace conference

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Dateline: BRUSSELS, Belgium The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Tuesday any eventual Middle East peace conference should include all countries in the region.

Solana, who returned from a six-day diplomatic tour of the region early Tuesday said he hoped a conference could be held by the end of July.

"It is not an impossible date," Solana told reporters, making clear that the conference should involve all regional stake holders, including Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.

"All of the countries in the region should be invited," he said. " We need some sort of shake-up ... so all the issues can be tackled and talked about."

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