The upcoming US-sponsored conference on `Peace in the Middle East` is a trap set by the Zionists for regional states, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday evening.
Addressing a cabinet session, the president said the conference which is expected to be held in the United States next month would not serve the interest of the Palestinian nation.
Referring to the conference as the `autumn peace conference`, the president cautioned the regional countries against being deceived.
`The regional states should be careful not to be trapped by organizers of the conference and not to prepare grounds for enemies to take advantage of such an opportunity for their own ends,` said the president.
He said, `The Zionist regime is on the verge of collapse and that is why enemies are conducting such a conference to give the regime a chance to refresh its spirit.
` `Making any decision about Palestine without presence of the Palestinian nation will never end up to resolving the crisis,` stressed President Ahmadinejad.
He added, `The time is over now to decide about Palestinian nation at their absence.
As an international issue, the issue of Palestine should be solved by their direct participation and at their presence.
` `Those who established the Zionist regime and support this fake regime could by no means play a role in solving the question of Palestine or play the role of a mediator,` the president added.