Butaflika: no peace without Israel's pullout

Algeria's President Abdul Aziz Butaflika has stressed that peace in the Middle East will only be attained by Israel's full evacuation from the occupied Arab territories unconditionally in Syria, south Lebanon and Palestine.

In a speech he delivered on Sunday evening at a dinner banquet in honor of the prime minister of Ethiopia Meles Zenawi, the Algerian President added that the siege imposed by Israel against the Palestinian people is a terrorist act aiming own existence of the Palestinian people..

Butaflika stressed Algeria's stand with the Palestinian people. He stressed the need of unmasking the Israeli oppressive practices against the Palestinians at the international arena, and called for the need of making a distinction between terrorism and the right of people to self determination.

On the other hand, the talks held on Sunday between the Algerian President and Zenawi dealt with bilateral relations and means of deepening them.

Worthy mentioning the Ethiopian President arrive in Algiers on Sunday in a visit which lasts for three days.