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Asked what the feelings were about Hamas, the PMOS said the onus was on Hamas to make its position clear. Was it a political force, or was it committed to violence? It had to make its choice. The key facts remained that the solution remained as a two-state solution, and that was the common view of the international community, and that remained the position of the Government.
Asked further about the two-state solution, the PMOS said that what was important was that there should be a considered view from Hamas as to how it saw its future, and we awaited that considered view. Equally, we should not in any way give any doubt as to what we saw the ultimate solution to be, which was a two-state solution, living side by side in peace.
The PMOS said that the flip-side of the coin was that we recognised the democratic mandate. Equally, we had to be clear that Hamas was committed to the political path, and not to the violent one.
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