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Article: Lebanon Must be Invited to Attend Peace Conference: Palestinian
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- June 4, 2002
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BEIRUT, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Palestinian Minister of
Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Shaath has said that
Lebanon must be invited to attend the international Mideast peace
conference, the Oriental radio reported on Tuesday.
Shaath made the comment after meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister
Rafik Hariri late Monday, while stressing that the Palestinians will
not attend the peace conference if Lebanon is notincluded.
Earlier last month, the United States suggested to hold an
international conference on Middle East peace process this summer,
which has gained positive answers from the United Nations, the EU and
Russia to attend such a meeting.
However, Israeli Prime ...