By Paul Adams
Britain is considering dropping a ban on contact with the political wing of the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah, a British minister has confirmed.
The government has had no official talks with Hezbollah since 2005.
But the UK's ambassador in Beirut has had contact with at least one Hezbollah politician since the group joined the country's unity government last June.
British ministers say there are no similar plans to open a dialogue with the Palestinian militant group, Hamas.
Hard to avoid
Only last year, the government put Hezbollah's military wing on a list of proscribed organisations over its alleged training of insurgents in Iraq.
But speaking to members of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell confirmed that the government is now looking for ways to establish contact with the organisation's political wing. Read more ...
Britain is considering dropping a ban on contact with the political wing of the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah, a British minister has confirmed.
The government has had no official talks with Hezbollah since 2005.
But the UK's ambassador in Beirut has had contact with at least one Hezbollah politician since the group joined the country's unity government last June.
British ministers say there are no similar plans to open a dialogue with the Palestinian militant group, Hamas.
Hard to avoid
Only last year, the government put Hezbollah's military wing on a list of proscribed organisations over its alleged training of insurgents in Iraq.
But speaking to members of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell confirmed that the government is now looking for ways to establish contact with the organisation's political wing. Read more ...
Source: BBC
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