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January 16, 2004       Share:    

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Blair: No Peace Process Without "Credible Security Plan"

(AFP) Speaking Thursday at his monthly Downing Street press conference, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Palestinian suicide bombings are doing more harm than good for the Palestinian people. "It is impossible to get this process restarted unless there is a credible security plan that allows people to believe genuinely that every attempt is being made to stop the support of terrorism, the flow of terrorists into either the Palestinian Authority or into Israel, and to give a clear message that terrorism is the enemy of progress for the Palestinian people," he said. "It's so obvious," he added. Referring to Syria and Iran, which stand accused of supporting Palestinian militants, Blair said: "States that have an ambivalent attitude towards sponsoring terrorism are states that are way out of line with the rest of the international order." Asked directly about Syria, the prime minister responded: "We've always said it's important that Syria understands its international responsibilities and keeps them."

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