Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan

Part of Standards and Privileges – in the House of Commons at 5:16 pm on 16 May 2011.

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Photo of William Hague William Hague The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 5:16, 16 May 2011

In this situation the interlocutor for Israel remains President Abbas. He insists, I understand, that he is available to negotiate with Israel on the same basis as before, that the Government he has formed will be ready to do that and that Hamas will not have changed the Government’s policy. I hope that a return to negotiations will be possible, notwithstanding all the difficulties the House can see.