Middle East: As Proximity Talks Start, Hopes for Progress Voiced at UN

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 May 2010 – Welcoming the proximity talks launched in an effort to overcome the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he hopes the latest initiative will lead to direct negotiations between the two sides.

Mr. Ban and his Middle East Quartet partners have long stressed that there is no alternative to a two-State solution, and earlier this year called on the parties to resume negotiations aimed at reaching a settlement…