VOL. XXXIX

No. 38

17-June-1996

QATAR

Qatar Postpones Opening Of Commercial Representative Office In Israel

Qatar announced on 9 June that it will postpone opening its trade office in Israel until the Israeli Prime Minister elect, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, pledges to continue the peace process along the lines drawn up by his predecessor, Mr. Shimon Peres. A Qatari official said in Doha that "Qatar cannot envisage opening a commercial representative office in Israel before the new Israeli...