Arafat hails Mubarak's efforts

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat said Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak called for the convocation of the emergency Arab summit and exerted much efforts for stemming Palestinian bloodletting for supporting the Palestinian cause.

The President said the invitation addressed by Mubarak for Arab leaders was a daring, noble and national effort that led to gathering of Arab leaders who did not meet for years.

Arafat expressed thanks for the support of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for the Palestinian people, in these days that witness incessant Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.

On news of Palestinian demonstrations following summit, Arafat, in an interview to the Egyptian TV, referred to some attempts to detract from the summit by extremist powers in the Arab world.

"We are used to things like that and not just after the Arab summit ,"said Arafat in statements to the News Sector, which were broadcast in "Good Morning Egypt" TV program.

Arafat denounced acts on the part of some extremists who removed the pictures of Arab leaders who were convening the Arab summit with the aim of cast aspersion on the summit.

On the measures taken by the Palestinian authority those who set the Egyptian and Arab flags on fire, Arafat said they are now standing trial before the Palestinian State Security Court, adding the authority would never allow this.

On news about differences between him and President Mubarak over some points in Sharm EL Sheikh summit, the Palestinian leader categorically dismissed any differences with President Mubarak.