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| By: Associated Press |
| Published: October 9, 2006 |
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Jordan's foreign minister warned Sunday that Palestinians face a humanitarian tragedy unless peacemaking with Israel resumes quickly.
"It is absolutely necessary to consolidate international efforts to provide assistance to the needy Palestinian people," Abdul-Ilah al-Khatib told visiting U.N. Mideast envoy Alvaro De Soto in the Jordanian capital.
"The difficult economic conditions (in the Palestinian territories) are further deteriorating because of the continued Israeli aggression, the embargo, and oppressive measures threatening to unleash a human tragedy," al-Khatib said.
International assistance to the Palestinians has dried up since the militant Hamas movement, which does not recognize Israel and refuses to renounce violence, took control of the Palestinian government after its January election victory.
Jordan's official Petra news agency said the two men discussed the "situation in the Palestinian territories and ways to revive efforts for achieving peace."
Al-Khatib stressed the importance of "moving quickly and effectively to find a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian problem."
He said such a formula must "ensure the rights of the Palestinian people to establish a viable, independent state on their national soil with Jerusalem as its capital and according to pertinent international resolutions."
The United Nations, the United States, the European Union and Russia and Israel's only two Arab peace treaty signatories -- Jordan and Egypt -- have called on Israel and the Palestinians to honor past agreements and renounce violence in order to resume peacemaking.
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