By Xinhua
Buenos : Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Amr Moussa said here Thursday that all negotiations at the Annapolis conference to restart the Mideast peace process had failed to bear fruit.
Moussa, who was attending a two-day meeting of foreign ministers of South American and Arab countries in the Argentine capital, warned that the Mideast peace deal brokered at the U.S.-sponsored Annapolis conference last year has not achieved any progress due to Israel’s adherence to its original policies.
Israel refused to negotiate on the Jerusalem issue or acknowledge the Palestinians’ right to establish a state, said Moussa, adding that the Israeli government had adopted wrong policies against the Palestinians and refused to correct them, creating a major obstacle to any peace initiatives.
Teh AL chief said the Palestinians have the right to establish an independent state, and it would be understandable if they unilaterally announce independence.
Moussa said if Israel refused to withdraw from the land it had occupied since the Middle East wars, the Arab countries will reconsider their stance and be very tough on Israel.