Nov 2, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Peace, security and the creation of two states in the Holy Land are long overdue, said the Vatican’s permanent observer to the United Nations.
At a meeting before the UN’s Special Political and Decolonization Committee, Archbishop Celestino Migliore said his delegation hopes many problems in the region will be resolved by “negotiation and dialogue” and that a lasting solution will include the question of the Holy City of Jerusalem.
“The time is long overdue for fraternal, open dialogue in order to bring about the birth of two states, side by side, mutually respecting each other’s right to exist and prosper,” he said Nov. 1.
A just and lasting peace will be possible if it is negotiated and not imposed by local leadership, he said.