Bush will work for establishing the Palestinian state

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak expressed belief that U.S. President George W. Bush will be working for carrying out his pledge to help estbalish the state of Palestine.

President Mubarak in an interiew with the Egyptian weekly al-Musawar magazine to be published in its issue of Friday, added that the Jewish pressures will not succeed with President Bush as was the case with former president Bill Clinton.

President Mubarak also noted that the meeting between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat would be a prelude for a Bush-Arafat meeting.

President Mubarak underlined the necessity of lifting the Israeli blockade against the Palestinian people.