Chance to shift Middle East policy
15th Nov 2006, 07:23 GMT
There is a real opportunity to shift the dominant western policy towards the whole Middle East region in a constructive fashion after last week's congressional elections in the United States. This badly needs to be done if the growing chaos in Iraq and the festering sore of Israeli-Palestinian relations are not to reinforce one another further. Yesterday Iranian President Ahmadinejad said his country is ready to deal directly with the US if certain conditions are met. Tony Blair has called on Iran and Syria to become involved in regional diplomacy by choosing a co-operative path, while President Bush says he has an open mind for new ideas.
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