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Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Excerpts
Tuesday 23rd April 2013

(11 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Last but not least, the Reverend William McCrea.

Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown Portrait Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)
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Did the Foreign Secretary or the Prime Minister have any discussions with the Prime Minister of Israel on his recent visit to London, or can he say when he last discussed the middle east peace process with the Prime Minister of Israel?

Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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Yes, I had discussions with Prime Minister Netanyahu in the margins of Baroness Thatcher’s funeral and the Prime Minister had a formal bilateral meeting with him that evening. As always, we are in close contact with the Israeli Prime Minister and, as always, we have urged him to make a success of the opportunity now to take forward the middle east peace process and find a lasting and just peace between Israelis and Palestinians.