Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper successfully objected to any mention of Israel's 1967 borders in the final declaration of the G8 summit in Deauville, France, last Friday, Canadian media reports said.
In meet with UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, president said UN must not create false hope for Palestinians that a unilateral declaration will bring about establishment of a state.
Diplomats say that Canada objected to a specific mention of the 1967 borders in statement issued by world leaders calling for resumption of Israel-Palestinian peace talks.
G8 leaders meeting in Deauville, France, are to call for an end to the bloody repression of protests in Libya and Syria and for Israel and the Palestinians swiftly to engage in meaningful peace talks.
In a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the most important pro-Israel group in the United States, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel cannot return to the 1967 borders because it must be mindful of its security.
“Our common goal remains a just and lasting resolution, with the State of Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous, sovereign and viable State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security,” Catherine Ashton said in a statement.
Two weeks after imposing sanctions to Syria, including travel bans and asset freezes on Syria top officials, the European Union is expected to extend the measures to include President Bashar al-Assad, in response to a violent repression on anti-government protests.
US President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed on Friday after three hours of talks at the White House that there can be no role for Iran-backed Hamas in Palestinian-Israeli peace talks because it is a terrorist group that does not accept the existence of the Jewish state.
