Tony Blair repeats call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East that is fully respected by both sides
Quartet Representative Tony Blair has repeated calls for an immediate ceasefire that is fully respected by both sides, in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
Tony Blair, speaking during his latest visit to Jerusalem, said: "We can deliver a Palestinian state.
"And I think that depends on three things: it depends on a credible negotiating process for the two-state solution; it depends on building the state from the bottom up, which is the work we've been doing on the West Bank, getting the occupation progressively lifted, putting the Palestinians in charge of their own security, getting economic and social development.
"And the third thing, is it depends on Palestinian unity."
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