Published: 08/16/2006 12:00 AM
(UAE) Jordan calls for resumption of Mideast peacemaking
AP Amman: Jordan called for the immediate resumption of Arab peacemaking with Israel, saying yesterday that the time was ripe after guns fell silent in the Lebanese-Israeli conflict.King Abdullah warned that the Lebanon conflict could be repeated unless the
international community shoulders its responsibility and works for a comprehensive solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
The stalemate ... jeopardises the opportunities for peace and stability in the region,King Abdullah said in talks with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is on a tour of Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Government spokesman Nasser Judeh said Jordan was working with Arab governments to revive the peace process with Israel.We have to have negotiations and solve outstanding issues, particularly the Palestinian question,Judeh said, adding the root-cause of Mideast crises was the lingering Palestinian-Israeli conflict.On Monday, King Abdullah urged Arab leaders to devise a
comprehensive strategy to deal with crises besetting the Mideast.
Judeh ruled out Jordanian participation in the proposed stabilisation force to take up positions in southern Lebanon to stem further hostilities.Jordan will provide every logistical support that
is needed, if it's requested, he said. But we will certainly not be taking part in the forces themselves.
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