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Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) walking on Friday with Jordan's King Abdullah on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. (Reuters) Last update - 05:32 14/07/2007 Jordan: Next few weeks are crucial for Mideast peace By Reuters The next few weeks will be crucial if new efforts to resuscitate a Middle East peace process are to succeed, Jordan's King Abdullah said on Friday. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he expects to meet Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas early next week. The Quartet of Middle East mediators - the United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European Union - will gather on July 19 for the first time since Hamas forces captured Gaza from Abbas' Fatah movement in a month ago. "The next couple of weeks and months are going to be critical to bring the Israelis and the Palestinians to launch the process forward and it cannot be done alone," King Abdullah said after talks with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Advertisement "Jordan and Canada and many other countries ... are working as part of a team to bring the Israelis and the Palestinians together," he told a news conference. Harper, whose Conservative government has taken a firmly pro-Israel stance since taking power 18 months ago, said the only way to end the crisis was through talks. In March 2006, Canada became the first donor to suspend aid to the Palestinian Authority in the wake of elections that brought Hamas to power. "Now that Hamas is not in the government we're obviously looking at ways we can increase our financial and other assistance," said Harper. He said Canada and other nations needed to press the Palestinian Authority on "the necessity for reform and of better governance. It's our strong view that the Palestinian people did not vote for extremism, they voted against problems in governance, and those have to be addressed" Bookmark to del.icio.us   Kafka's heir Many believe Hava Hoffe is in possession of an important literary treasure. Press doyen Eric Silver, veteran of the foreign press corps in Jerusalem, dies aged 73.   1.   King Abdullah is too optimistic: PALS ARE NOT READY FOR PEACE 22:15  |  Vittorio 13/07/07   2.   next few weeks are always crucial 22:45  |  peter 13/07/07   3.   what is Bush`s second poodle from Canada upto now? 22:48  |  lakshmi 13/07/07   4.   I Love King Abdullah and I am grateful for the stand he is taking 22:55  |  Virginia 13/07/07   5.   better Governance is not helped by the matrix of control 23:01  |  Don Camillo 13/07/07   6.   King Abdullah is like Alice in Wonderlands 23:25  |  Palestinian 13/07/07   7.   It wouldn`t have been war at all if ... 23:30  |  Bo 13/07/07   8.   K. Abdallah has been saying so since 10 years! 23:33  |  Macro 13/07/07   9.   The "two state solution" already exists 23:35  |  FinanceDoc 13/07/07   10.   Abdullah is shaking in his boots 23:55  |  * BEN JABO 13/07/07   11.   The Boy King cries wolf again! 23:56  |  David 13/07/07   12.   Like, whates gonna change now? 00:06  |  wendy 14/07/07   13.   Has Don Camillo Ever Ridden on Bus #32? 00:22  |  Jane 14/07/07   14.   #4 Camillo (your other name is pretentious) 00:47  |  * BEN JABO 14/07/07   15.   The boil is about to be lanced. Healing on the way. 00:56  |  Hooray 14/07/07   16.   Stephen Harper 01:52  |  Marty 14/07/07   17.   Really?This critical statement is misleading! 02:55  |  Tal 14/07/07   18.   Palestinian- No peace for Israel then no peace for Palestinians 03:24  |  Sam 14/07/07   19.   18 Sam,the Palestinian was just stating the obvious,no need to 04:27  |  lakshmi 14/07/07   20.   LAKSHMI: TAKE A VALIUM 05:44  |  Brant 14/07/07   21.   6,19 israel doesnt have to give up anything 05:58  |  ZION 14/07/07   22.   abdullah....stooge 07:03  |  ravi 14/07/07   23.   To # 11 07:38  |  An Honest American 14/07/07   24.   Harper is a neocon-likkud stooge ... 08:04  |  keith 14/07/07   25.   CRUCIAL THIS, CRUCIAL THAT 08:59  |  indrajaya 14/07/07   26.   It is best if Jordan began to perceive the separation between the 10:50  |  Dubi 14/07/07   27.   Greater Jordan. Time is crucial 15:56  |  Ken 14/07/07   28.   not for him 10:36  |  kelly 18/07/08   29.   pls return back 10:39  |  kelly 18/07/08

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