Britain has 'reservations' about Paris Middle East peace talks


  • World
  • Monday, 16 Jan 2017

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) gestures next to Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov (L) as they take part with other foreign ministers and representatives in a family picture during the Mideast peace conference in Paris, France, January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Bertrand Guay/POOL

PARIS (Reuters) - Britain said on Sunday it had reservations about the outcome of a Middle East peace conference in Paris, saying it risked "hardening positions".

"We have particular reservations about an international conference intended to advance peace between the parties that does not involve them  - indeed which is taking place against the wishes of the Israelis - and which is taking place just days before the transition to a new American President when the U.S. will be the ultimate guarantor of any agreement," a Foreign Office statement said.

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