Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan Debate

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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan

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Monday 16th May 2011

(13 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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We have not changed in any way our policy on Hamas. That is why I am making this statement about judging a future Palestinian Administration by their actions and readiness to act for peace.

Lord Walney Portrait John Woodcock (Barrow and Furness) (Lab/Co-op)
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Further to that point, will the Foreign Secretary make clear the central importance that the Government place on the Quartet principles and state that no organisation, particularly Hamas in this instance, may genuinely be part of the peace process while it remains committed to Israel’s destruction?

Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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Securing peace in the middle east must of course be done on the basis of the Quartet principles, which is why we will judge any Palestinian Administration by the conditions I have set out. As I have often said, we look to Hamas to make concrete movement towards the Quartet principles, which remain of central importance.

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