Preparation needed for three-way summit in Washington, Palestinian minister says

Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa met in Cairo with Yasser Abd Rabo, the information and culture minister in the Palestinian government.

Abd Rabo said following the meeting that he reviewed with Moussa the peace process and the current consultations concerning the coming stage. He added the Palestinian stance adherence to the peace process 'rules' and do not go beyond it.

Regarding the three-way summit in Washington, the Palestinian minister said that it must be well prepared for in order to reach an agreement on all issues before convening the summit to avoid its failure.

He said the coming period will discuss the continuation of convening Egyptian - Palestinian meetings for consultation about future steps referring that Egypt showed willingness to host the negotiations. He stated that what matters is Israel's desire to achieve progress in the final status negotiations and that Israel is trying hard to evade its signed commitments.

He said the date of the coming negotiations tour has not been determined.