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| Settlements no precondition |
| Settlements no precondition on Mideast talks: US
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 28-August-2009
3:42:21 AM |
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The United States indicated on Friday that its calls on Israel to freeze settlements were not a precondition for restarting Middle East peace talks, as the Jewish state held firm in its refusal.
President Barack Obama's administration insisted it was not changing its stance, which has caused friction with the close US ally, that Israel halt all settlements in the occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem.
But State Department spokesman PJ Crowley said the main US goal was to relaunch talks between Israel and the Palestinians, who will decide for themselves on the contours of a peace deal.
"The United States position on settlements, we've said it many times, we haven't changed it," Crowley said.
But he added: "The key here is getting to the negotiations."
"Remember what we are trying to achieve here," he said. "We are hoping to get to a formal negotiation through which we can reach a resolution between the Israelis and the Palestinians as part of our ambition to see comprehensive peace in the Middle East."
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