Lasting peace for Palestine, ASEAN

Bangkok - Leaders from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) demanded Sunday a lasting peace in Palestine, during a presidential declaration issued at the end of the 14th Summit.

"Renewal efforts must be carried out by all parties to reach peace in which Israel and Palestine can coexist," the document states.

Israelis and Palestinians must live pacifically together with recognized borders, as the 1850 resolution of the UN Security Council and the Arab Peace Initiative establish. Both parties must hold talks with that aim. They also stressed that health and welfare of the Palestinian people of Gaza have an utmost importance.

Reconciliation steps between different factors of the Palestinian people, particularly the last accord inked among different groups to create commissions to train a national unity government, have been warmly welcomed. The ASEAN ended an active participation of all countries involved in the Conference for the Reconstruction of Gaza, organized by Egypt in Sharm El-Sheik last Monday.

Sunday, Prensa Latina