BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY MARGARET BECKETT WELCOMED THE SAUDI EFFORTS TO STOP INFIGHTING AND SOLVE THE INTER-PALESTINIAN DIFFERENCES. IN REMARKS ON THE BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE'S WEBSITE, BECKETT SAID BRITAIN WELCOMES INITIATIVES BY THE REGION'S COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA AND EGYPT, TO END VIOLENCE IN GAZA STRIP. SHE SAID SHE BECAME MORE CONFIDENT FOLLOWING TALKS WITH HER ISRAELI COUNTERPART TZIPORA LIVNI THAT THERE IS NO WAY BUT TO PROCEED WITH THE AIM OF REACHING SETTLEMENT THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS AND REACHING A PERMANENT AND COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OF TWO INDEPENDENT STATES. SHE SAID VIOLENCE AMONG PALESTINIAN RIVALS SERVES NONE.
