Gov't calls for peace in the Middle East

The Government on Friday appealed to the parties involved in the Middle East conflict to exercise restraint and return to negotiations.

A statement issued in Accra and signed by Mr Simon S. Puli, Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said negotiations was the only way towards a lasting solution to the conflict.

It said: "The Government of Ghana has learnt with great dismay, the assassination of Sheik Ahmad Yassin, the Spiritual Leader of Hamas and condemns all extra judicial killings."

The Government on Friday appealed to the parties involved in the Middle East conflict to exercise restraint and return to negotiations.

A statement issued in Accra and signed by Mr Simon S. Puli, Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said negotiations was the only way towards a lasting solution to the conflict.

It said: "The Government of Ghana has learnt with great dismay, the assassination of Sheik Ahmad Yassin, the Spiritual Leader of Hamas and condemns all extra judicial killings."