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Prince Saud Al-Faisal, David Miliband hold press conference 5
Then, Prince Saud al-Faisal and British Foreign Secretary answered
the questions of journalists.
In response to a question on the possibility of a successful
political negotiations among the Afghans, the British Foreign
Secretary made it clear that the matter is not as simple as that
since there are many currents drifting the Afghan parties from
inside.
One of the things that we talked about today was Afghanistan, he said
adding that in Afghanistan there are no two political parties but a
spectrum of social and tribal society that you have to deal with.
We believe that the Afghan government should lead a process of
reconciliation with all those who are ready to respect the Afghan
Constitution and above all be committed to the principle of
non-violence, he said.
The British Secretary added that the goal of the Afghan government
should be to integrate all groups in the political process of
Afghanistan.
The foreign troops will remain in Afghanistan to the extent that is
needed to build Afghanistan Defense Force as we have no colonial
designs in Afghanistan.
Speaking on the Saudi-British cooperation and relations, the British
Secretary stressed that the relations between the two countries are
strong and developing.
He said the issue of facilitation of travel visas between the two
countries was thoroughly discussed between the Saudi - British sides
this year, he said.
He cast light on a meeting currently being held in London in which
representatives of Britain, France and Germany in addition to Russia,
China and the U.S. are taking part to discuss the Iranian nuclear
issue.
He urged Iran to commit itself to the non-proliferation of weapons
treaty.
Answering a question on the extent the Arab initiative will remain on
the table, Prince Saud Al-Faisal said the Arab peace initiative will
remain on the table as long as there is a sincere desire for peace in
the Middle East. Had Israel continued to disregard the Arab
initiative, it would be easy to withdraw it, he stated.
The matter widely depends on Israel's response rather than the Arab
desire in real peace, Prince Saud said.
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the questions of journalists.
In response to a question on the possibility of a successful
political negotiations among the Afghans, the British Foreign
Secretary made it clear that the matter is not as simple as that
since there are many currents drifting the Afghan parties from
inside.
One of the things that we talked about today was Afghanistan, he said
adding that in Afghanistan there are no two political parties but a
spectrum of social and tribal society that you have to deal with.
We believe that the Afghan government should lead a process of
reconciliation with all those who are ready to respect the Afghan
Constitution and above all be committed to the principle of
non-violence, he said.
The British Secretary added that the goal of the Afghan government
should be to integrate all groups in the political process of
Afghanistan.
The foreign troops will remain in Afghanistan to the extent that is
needed to build Afghanistan Defense Force as we have no colonial
designs in Afghanistan.
Speaking on the Saudi-British cooperation and relations, the British
Secretary stressed that the relations between the two countries are
strong and developing.
He said the issue of facilitation of travel visas between the two
countries was thoroughly discussed between the Saudi - British sides
this year, he said.
He cast light on a meeting currently being held in London in which
representatives of Britain, France and Germany in addition to Russia,
China and the U.S. are taking part to discuss the Iranian nuclear
issue.
He urged Iran to commit itself to the non-proliferation of weapons
treaty.
Answering a question on the extent the Arab initiative will remain on
the table, Prince Saud Al-Faisal said the Arab peace initiative will
remain on the table as long as there is a sincere desire for peace in
the Middle East. Had Israel continued to disregard the Arab
initiative, it would be easy to withdraw it, he stated.
The matter widely depends on Israel's response rather than the Arab
desire in real peace, Prince Saud said.
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