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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 14:47 30/10/2007 Former Norwegian diplomat mulls Oslo accord in new book By DPA Former Norwegian diplomat Jan Egeland said Tuesday the 1993 Oslo peace accord aimed at finding a solution of the Middle East conflict would likely have benefited if the process had been kept under wraps. In a new book, "It Serves a Purpose" and interviews with, among others, Norwegian broadcaster NRK, Egeland said the Mideast peace process may have faired better if "the U.S. had taken over the talks" as part of a Washington process. Advertisement "In that case, the U.S. may have used more of its power to ensure the parties abided by the treaty," Egeland told NRK. "I think this is the peace process I have been part of where the parties acted the best and really wanted a good agreement," Egeland said, adding that he regretted the subsequent squabbles about who was best suited to claim credit for the deal. In addition to touching on the talks held in Norway between the PLO leadership and Israel, the book covers some of his experiences in international politics, including as head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). During his tenure at OCHA from September 2003 to the end of 2006, he experienced the conflicts in Darfur, western Sudan as well as Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia. Before joining the UN, Egeland was secretary general of the Norwegian Red Cross and he also served as secretary of state at the foreign ministry 1990-1997 during Labour Party governments. Last month, Egeland assumed the post as director of the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). Bookmark to del.icio.us China, Israel diverge With Livni in Beijing, China rejects Israel's call for tougher sanctions against Iran. Amending aliyah Interior Minister Sheetrit says Jews should not be granted automatic Israeli citizenship.   1.   "the Mideast peace process may have faired better" 16:11  |  Yonatan 30/10/07   2.   just apologise and go 16:49  |  joe 30/10/07   3.   Egeland knows what he`s talking about 17:37  |  Henrik Akselsen 30/10/07   4.   OSlo equals legitamizing terrorists ie arafat et al 18:07  |  Reuven 30/10/07   5.   Oslo 18:33  |  Sy Dill 30/10/07   6.   who wanted what? 19:14  |  B 30/10/07   7.   This conflict needs less parties meddling into it not more 19:30  |  Genuine Tosefta 30/10/07   8.   Oslo equals legitimizing Jewish terror and colonialism 20:24  |  Swede 30/10/07   9.   Arch-hater of Israel 20:29  |  erik olsen 30/10/07   10.   OSLO destroyed Israeli security, and brought us back to 1947 23:57  |  amir 30/10/07   11.   Ignoring history 01:19  |  Gilad 31/10/07   12.   This conflict needs less parties meddling into it not more 01:34  |  Genuine Tosefta 31/10/07   13.   oslo completely failed 02:30  |  paulo2005 31/10/07

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