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Palestine’s UN envoy: Multilateralism is the way forward

In a recent interview Palestinian envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour stipulated that if the Israeli-Arab conflict is not addressed, any plan for peace in the region is futile.

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Permanent Observer to the State of Palestine to the United Nations (UN) Riyad Mansour speaks during a news conference at the UN headquarters in New York, Jan. 2, 2015. — REUTERS/UN/Evan Schneider

The Palestinian envoy to the UN, Riyad Mansour, welcomed what he described as “efforts to create an effective multilateral approach” to resolving the Palestinian conflict. Speaking by phone to Al-Monitor, Mansour said that France is working hard to create an effective mechanism similar to that which succeeded in reaching the Iran nuclear deal.

“The thinking is to find a way to expand the scope and the working style of the Quartet, as well as to add some countries to it that can make a valued contribution to its efforts,” said Mansour.

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