Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan will be representing Pakistan at the US-hosted Middle East Peace Conference in Annapolis, Maryland, that will focus on resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said a news report. Khan has left for the United States after getting the green light from the highest level to attend the ministerial-level conference, leading English language daily Dawn reported. Pakistan welcomes any proposals that would bring peace and stability to the Middle East and could resolve the core issue of Palestine that has caused instability, suffering and conflict in the region for the last several decades, Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said. Apart from the two main parties -- Israel and Palestine -- the US has invited 47 other countries, organizations and individuals to the conference. Among the invitees are select members the Arab League, five permanent members of the UN Security Council and UN secretary-general, the international quartet on the Middle East and its special envoy Tony Blair, the G-8 nations and the EU.
