Message from Mubarak to Fahd

Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa stated upon arrival in Riyadh yesterday that he was carrying a message from President Mubarak to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia.

He said the Middle East peace process has been going through a state of immense turbulence, especially in the past year, adding that a comprehensive peace required a lot of efforts on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks in particular.

Moussa said he hoped that something tangible would be reached in the peace process by the end of President Bill Clinton's term.

He, however, stressed that any peace accord had to be a fair one, warning that haste could lead to further confusion in the peace process.

Moussa thanked US Bill Clinton for the efforts he was exerting to achieve peace.

"The Iraqi people suffer a lot and the international law said nothing of eternal sanctions, "Moussa added.

He underlined that Iraq has made progress in implementing US Security Council resolutions, which is evident in the process of inspection.

Moussa said Egypt believes that siege and sanctions should be brought to an end and, stressing in the meantime the importance of implementing Security Council resolutions.