Mubarak to Yedioth Ahronoth: Egypt seeks push peace forward
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 2/3/2006

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak asserted Friday that the Islamic resistance movement Hamas, which won the Palestinian elections wants peace.

"Mubarak urged Israel to be 'patient' and not to resort to provocative measures in dealing with the Palestinians, Mubarak told the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth," the government noted.

Mubarak said peace is a goal for all parties, saying Hamas want the Palestinian people to live in peace.

Answering a question on Hamas political bureau chief Khalid Meshal's visit to Egypt, President Mubarak said we will listen to his point of view and the views of all those who will accompany him from Gaza.

Mubarak said he will be meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal and a delegation from Gaza to hear their views, and to help reconcile them with other Palestinian faction views, such as Fatah, saying convergence of views may take two or three months, in which time their may not be a government formed.

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