Abul-Gheit:Abu Mazen to visit Cairo soon for continuing dialogue with Palestinian factions
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 1/25/2005

Amidst positive indications that Mahmoud Abbas, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority has managed to contract differences with the Palestinian factions for concluding a conditional truce that could open the door before settlement process, the Palestinian Authority called on the Israeli government to return back to negotiations table to coordinate a joint declaration on mutual halt of violence between the two sides, in conformity with the roadmap peace plan.

It expressed hope that Israel would positively respond to the expected results of the inter-Palestinian dialogue which is scheduled to be held in Cairo.

Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul- Gheit, yesterday said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would visit Cairo early next week, adding that contacts were currently underway on preparations for the visit.

He said Egypt has been informed of the progress of dialogue between the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian factions.

He said Abu Mazen would follow up during the visit his dialogue with Palestinian factions, indicating that Cairo would host such a dialogue.

Saeb Erekat, the Palestinian Minister of Negotiations Affairs said in statements yesterday that the first stage of the roadmap peace plan obliges Israel to bring things back as they were on September 20, 2000, to release detainees, to bring back deportees and to halt settlement activities.

He said negotiations were underway with the Israeli side on the developments in Gaza, but there were no meetings.

He said the PA wants to convene a meeting between the two sides to start negotiations for launching a significant peace process at the beginning of which a mutual ceasefire would be announced between the two sides.

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