Palestinian-Israeli peace conference to go ahead

Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar accepted an Arab proposal today for a peace conference to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Arab diplomats said.

Zahar, of the ruling Hamas party, endorsed a statement by Arab foreign ministers calling for the peace conference during a meeting in Cairo.

“The ministers call to convene a peace conference attended by Arab parties, Israel and the permanent members of the UN Security Council in order to reach a just and comprehensive settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict on all tracks according to international resolutions and the principal of ‘land for peace’,” the statement said.