Palestinian PM slams Blair plan

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http://uk.news.yahoo.com/041223/325/f94ar.html

Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie has attacked Tony Blair's planned London meeting on Palestinian reform, saying what was really needed was a peace conference.

Qurie would not be in a position to decide whether Palestinians attend the meeting proposed by his British counterpart but the comments were a clear sign of division within the new Palestinian leadership after Yasser Arafat's death.

Palestine Liberation Organisation leader Mahmoud Abbas, frontrunner to succeed Arafat, on Wednesday welcomed Blair's proposal to host a conference on Palestinian reform next year.

Qurie said he rejected Blair's suggestion that Palestinians needed reform before there could be progress on the peace process.

"We reject these remarks. They are unacceptable and we are capable and have the means and expertise for peace and negotiations," Qurie told reporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

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"we are capable and have the means and expertise for peace and negotiations"

maybe DESIRE might be useful?? :shrug:

Well...that lasted a full.....4 hours.