Peace in the Middle East will transform the economic prospects of the entire region, Britain’s minister for Europe said. Addressing a dinner sponsored by the Anglo-British Chamber of Commerce in London, Keith Vaz said the European Union is aiming to establish a Europe-Mediterranean free-trade area by 2010, which will involve some 800 million people.
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