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SFG Report at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
Strategic Foresight Group report on Cost of Conflict in the Middle East was presented at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Forum held in Istanbul on April 7. The discussion resulted in concrete ideas for a way forward:
(1) There was a consensus that the Israeli settlements in the West Bank should be frozen and check-points should be reduced. The Arab League Secretary General said that the Arab states would respond constructively if there was a credible action plan to change situation on the ground with regards to settlements and check-points.
