Hansard

Israel and Palestine: US Involvement

Volume 700: debated on Monday 21 April 2008

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Lord Dykes

asked Her Majesty’s Government:

When they will next discuss the timetable for a Palestinian state with President Bush; and what principal points they will make to him. [HL2918]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(Lord Malloch-Brown)

My right honourable friend the Prime Minister holds regular discussions with President Bush on a range of issues and is due to travel to Washington this month. Both the UK and the US have made clear their support for the two-state solution. We believe that the process launched in Annapolis in November 2007 represents the best chance for progress since 2000.

Lord Dykes

asked Her Majesty’s Government:

Whether they will hold talks with the Government of the United States on the exercise of United States vetoes of United Nations resolutions on Israel/Palestine. [HL2919]

Lord Malloch-Brown

We hold regular discussions with all UN Security Council members on resolutions tabled at the UN. The UN has an important role to play on the Israeli/Palestinian issue. We have made clear at the Security Council our belief that the UN’s voice should be heard on this issue and the importance of a balanced approach.