Robert Strauss visits Middle East for peace negotiations

Title

Robert Strauss visits Middle East for peace negotiations

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Peter Allen-Frost reports on US Trade Representative Robert Strauss’s visit to the Middle East for talks with the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) in an attempt to bring the Palestinians to the negotiating table for talks with the Israelis. The report also comments on the resignation of US ambassador to the UN, Andrew Young over secret talks with the PLO. Includes statement by Robert Strauss.

Contributors

Robert Strauss; Peter Allen-Frost

Keywords

USA; Israel; Middle East; Jewish-Arab relations; PLO; Jimmy Carter; Diplomacy; Presidents; Peacebuilding; Diplomats; Palestine; Resignations (political); Robert Strauss

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