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Henry Siegman, (l.) Director of the US/Middle
East Project, lecturer on Middle East issues at the School of Oriental
and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London and non-resident
researcher at FRIDE and Amb.
Pierre Schori (r.) FRIDE
Director-General.
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NEW
FRIDE FORUM
IN CASA de GALICIA:
08/11/2007 (MaximsNews Network)
UNITED NATIONS - / MaximsNews Network /
- 08 November 2007 -
Madrid
– FRIDE has launched a new series of
conferences under the Chatham
House Rule, with the collaboration of Henry Siegman, Director of the US/Middle
East Project, lecturer on Middle East issues at the
School
of
Oriental
and African Studies (SOAS) at the
University
of
London
and non-resident researcher at FRIDE.
The
inaugural debate was entitled “Europe, a new role in the Middle East?” and participants included a select group of experts, academics, politicians
and journalists, as well as Spanish and European officials.
After
exploring the latest developments in the run-up to the conference in
Annapolis,
Maryland, in November, it was noted that even though expectations of a definitive
solution to the conflict may not be very high, an exact definition of what a
two-state solution would mean can be expected.
In
addition, and taking into account the lack of proactivity on the part of the
international community in relation to the conflict – the main consequence of
which has been the imposition of Israeli “solutions”, given the imbalance of
power in relation to Palestine – Mr Siegman called on European countries to
play a more active role in the resolution of the conflict.
He
said the time had come, not least because of urgent security needs, for
Europe
to move beyond the traditional role of protectors of moral values that
characterised all its international actions.
Noting
that any European initiative could not be ignored by one of the main actors in
the conflict, the United States, Mr Siegman also argued for the promotion of bilateral initiatives, where
multilateral options had been half-hearted, and for
Europe
to do more than just share in the desire for peace.
FRIDE
(Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior)
is a European think-tank based in Madrid that seeks to influence the policies
and actions of state and non-state actors in Europe and elsewhere, with regards
to peace and security, democratisation and human rights, and development and
humanitarian action, through applied research and informed debate based on the
values of justice and equality.
Labels: FRIDE,
Fundación
para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior,
Chatham
House Rule, Henry
Siegman, Amb.
Pierre Schori
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