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Cairo hosts Arab mini-summit ahead of U.S. conf.



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Sunday, 11 November 2007

The leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Iraq and the Palestinian Authority will hold a five-way summit on Sunday to seek a unified Arab position ahead of the international conference on the Middle East Washington is due to host later this year. Within the same context, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iraq on Saturday. "President Mubarak has held separate talks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and is expected to meet later with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh," presidential spokesman Suleiman Awad told the official MENA news agency. Mubarak "is continuing his efforts aimed at unifying Arab ranks," Awad said. The U.S.-sponsored peace conference is intended to end the seven-year hiatus in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. But Arab leaders have warned the meeting will be a waste of time unless it addresses the core issues of the conflict. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was also due in Cairo on Sunday as part of a diplomatic drive to muster support for the conference. Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was due in Cairo Sunday, according to the official Saba news agency. Washington has yet to set a formal date for the conference, although it is widely expected to take place in November in Annapolis, Maryland. "The hope is that the Annapolis meeting comes out with tangible results which will pave the way for the other tracks in the peace process," said Awad. The results would "pave the way for bringing up the question of the occupied lands in the Syrian Golan and also pave the way for peace between Israel and Syria and Lebanon," he added.

 

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