Remarks rejected
NZPA-Reuter Bahrain Saudi Arabia said yesterday that its acting ambassador at the United Nations was not authorised to interpret its Middle East peace plan, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. , The diplomat, Gaafar Allagany, was quoted on Monday as saying the plan recognised Israel.
The S.P.A. said an official Saudi spokesman “has denied reports by news agencies concerning remarks by Mr Gaafar Allagany ... in a press interview with him.” The Saudi statement continued: “He expressed personal views and inopportune interpretations to explain some points of the initiative, while he was not authorised to do so. “The eight points of the Saudi proposal are clear and do not require any- interpretation.” One of the points of the plan refers to the right of all States in the region to live in peace, which Mr Allagany told the “New York Times” meant recognition of Israel as Western interpreters believed. Israel itself, which has rejected the plan, says that the point does not refer to Israel because no Arab country apart from Egypt treats Israel as a State.
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