Rice criticises Carter on Hamas meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticised former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday for holding talks with Hamas and said she had advised him against it.

"We counselled President Carter against going to the region and particularly against having contact with Hamas," said Rice, adding that only Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas could be party to negotiations with Israel.

"(Abbas) is the Palestinian leadership that is committed to peace."

Comments

l borg (3 weeks, 2 days ago)

ONE SHALL NOT FORGET THAT FORMER USA PESIDENT JIMMY CARTER WAS THE ONLY USA PRESIDENT TO TAKE MIDDLE EAST ISSUE SERIOUS
HE DID WHERE EVERY ONE FAILED TO PUSH ISRAEL TO HAD BACK 1967 LAND TO EGYPT WHICH LED TO A PEACE TREATY THAT IS STILL VERY STRONG
SO LET HIM TALK TO HAMAS IF IT IS FOR PEACE

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