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Participants positive over Mideast discussions in Jordan

International Middle East conference in Jordan

20:59 22/12/2009

Participants in an international Middle East conference in Jordan which finished on Tuesday said the discussions were "useful".

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International conference "Middle East 2020: Is a Comprehensive Settlement Possible?"
11:45 22/12/2009
Participants at the international conference "Middle East 2020: Is a Comprehensive Settlement Possible?" in Suweima, Jordan.

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Middle East – 2020: Is the Comprehensive Settlement Possible?

The Russian News & Information Agency RIA Novosti and the Russian Council for Foreign and Defense Policy within the framework of the Valdai International Discussion Club will hold a three-day conference, “The Middle East 2020: Is a Comprehensive Settlement Possible?”. The conference will be held in Jordan on the Dead Sea on December 20-22, 2009.