El-Baz statements on the Pope's visit to Cairo
Egypt-Regional, Politics, 2/26/2000

The political advisor to the Egyptian president, Osama El-Baz, has underlined the current visit paid by Pope John Paul II to Egypt, saying it is the Pope's conviction that the logic of peace should prevail the region on the grounds of justice and international legitimacy rather than imposing fait accompli by means of force.

In a statement to Egyptian television on Friday, El-Baz said the recent visit made by President Mubarak to Egypt has conveyed a message of backing and support to Lebanon against the Israeli aggression, a visit which also means assertions made by Egypt and the Arabs on the need to achieve a just peace in the region that provides for restoring the full lands and rights, El-Baz added.

He criticized the statements made by Israeli officials against President Mubarak's visit to Lebanon, saying that the Israeli officials have lost their temper for a simple reason in that they used to think that relations between them and the Arabs can only be made through holding separately each Arab state and separating Arab tracks.

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