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Palestine wants Dar to lead Mideast peace process
2006-06-12 09:33:42
By Pacifique Nkeshimana
Palestine wants Tanzania to take the lead in mediating peace between the main protagonists in the longstanding Middle East conflict Israel and Palestine.
Palestinian ambassador to Tanzania, told The Guardian in an exclusive interview on Friday that the new regime in his country would prefer Tanzania to prevail over the UN Security Council to convince Israel to abandon aggression in favour of negotiated peace settlement.
Yousef said the involvement of Tanzania in the mediation process between the two adversaries would result in tangible settlement.
He said Tanzanias involvement in the search for peace in Africa would be useful when Israel and Palestine sit down to talk peace.
He said his countrys relations with Tanzania over the past 30 years are cordial.
Tanzania has been providing Palestine with moral and political support during the long period of conflict with Israel, he added.
Yousef said Tanzanias new international policy that embraces peace all over the world presents an ideal opportunity to resolve the longstanding dispute over land and natural resources in the Middle East.
He said Tanzania is respected internationally and its membership on the UN Security Council would be beneficial to Palestine.
Tanzania is on the UN Security Council and therefore can convince the United Nations to prevail over Israel to accept peaceful resolution of the conflict, he said.
Today (last Friday) I visited the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, to request for the assistance of Tanzania in the resolution of the conflicts between Israel and Palestine.
Dr Migiro advocates that Africa must be involved in the resolution of our conflict rather than European countries, Japan and the US, he said.
The envoy said Tanzania is a nation that has enjoyed peace, freedom and justice since it was founded.
He added, We need Tanzanias experience in the search for peace in the Middle East.
He added: I was an ambassador in Europe for over 30 years.
Im new in Tanzania; Im proud to be promoted to such a challenging position here. For me, Tanzania is home because we share the dream of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Yasser Arafat, of looking for lasting peace in out respective countries.
Yousef said his country plans to increase its investment in Tanzania.
I have already met the IPP Executive chairman, Reginald Mengi, who is also the chairman of the Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) and Elvis Musiba, the chairman of Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) to exchange views on how to increase Palestinian investments in Tanzania, the ambassador said.
He said: Were looking into the possibilities of forming a Tanzania-Palestinian council for education, development, training and investment, he said.
He said the formation of the council is underway and the CTI chairman is scheduled to visit Palestine soon.
This council will be inaugurated jointly by President Kikwete and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before the end of this year, he said.
SOURCE: Guardian
2006-06-12 09:33:42
By Pacifique Nkeshimana
Palestine wants Tanzania to take the lead in mediating peace between the main protagonists in the longstanding Middle East conflict Israel and Palestine.
Palestinian ambassador to Tanzania, told The Guardian in an exclusive interview on Friday that the new regime in his country would prefer Tanzania to prevail over the UN Security Council to convince Israel to abandon aggression in favour of negotiated peace settlement.
Yousef said the involvement of Tanzania in the mediation process between the two adversaries would result in tangible settlement.
He said Tanzanias involvement in the search for peace in Africa would be useful when Israel and Palestine sit down to talk peace.
He said his countrys relations with Tanzania over the past 30 years are cordial.
Tanzania has been providing Palestine with moral and political support during the long period of conflict with Israel, he added.
Yousef said Tanzanias new international policy that embraces peace all over the world presents an ideal opportunity to resolve the longstanding dispute over land and natural resources in the Middle East.
He said Tanzania is respected internationally and its membership on the UN Security Council would be beneficial to Palestine.
Tanzania is on the UN Security Council and therefore can convince the United Nations to prevail over Israel to accept peaceful resolution of the conflict, he said.
Today (last Friday) I visited the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Dr Asha-Rose Migiro, to request for the assistance of Tanzania in the resolution of the conflicts between Israel and Palestine.
Dr Migiro advocates that Africa must be involved in the resolution of our conflict rather than European countries, Japan and the US, he said.
The envoy said Tanzania is a nation that has enjoyed peace, freedom and justice since it was founded.
He added, We need Tanzanias experience in the search for peace in the Middle East.
He added: I was an ambassador in Europe for over 30 years.
Im new in Tanzania; Im proud to be promoted to such a challenging position here. For me, Tanzania is home because we share the dream of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere and Yasser Arafat, of looking for lasting peace in out respective countries.
Yousef said his country plans to increase its investment in Tanzania.
I have already met the IPP Executive chairman, Reginald Mengi, who is also the chairman of the Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) and Elvis Musiba, the chairman of Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) to exchange views on how to increase Palestinian investments in Tanzania, the ambassador said.
He said: Were looking into the possibilities of forming a Tanzania-Palestinian council for education, development, training and investment, he said.
He said the formation of the council is underway and the CTI chairman is scheduled to visit Palestine soon.
This council will be inaugurated jointly by President Kikwete and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas before the end of this year, he said.
SOURCE: Guardian