1984 - Crown Prince El Hassan Bin Talal - Jordan’s Quest for Peace in the Middle East

In this lecture the Crown Prince El Hassan Bin Talal of Jordan examined the role of Jordan in the Middle East Peace Process, noting how they have firmly supported all international initiatives to solve the Palestine and other Middle Eastern problems. However, the failure of these initiatives to date stems from the incoherence and contradictions of the various processes. He noted that despite the problems with Israeli foreign policy – forging a separate peace with Egypt without offering similar agreements to other states, the invasion of Lebanon and the treatment of the Palestinians – Jordan still persisted in finding constructive policies for a peaceful settlement. Jordan currently negotiates not just with the PLO but with several West Bank leaders and liaises with other Arab countries to promote Arab consensus on the peace process. He also discussed the important but problematic role of the United States in the process and the contributions the European Community could make to the situation.