Egypt seeks int'l support for Palestinians
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) briefed Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak Monday on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, according to Presidential Spokesman Soleiman Awwad.
He said that the two leaders discussed Abu Mazen's receives the future Palestinian action, and Egypt's support for the Palestinian cause in the forthcoming phase
Abu Mazen recieved the outcome of his regional and international contacts and consullations to rally political and economic support for palestinians Awwad denied reports on Israel's freezing its contacts with the Palestinians saying that "such reports usually appear from time to time."
But, ever since Mubarak convened the Feberuary 8th Sharm el-Sheikh summit on the Middle East, the Palestinians and Israelis have "agreed on frameworks for their dialogue and contacts. "
Awwad expressed hope that the problem of crossing points would be resolved shortly.
Mubarak-Abu Mazen talks also covered the agenda of the latter's planned meeting with US President George W. Bush on Thursday, he said.
Awwad asserted Mubarak's keenness on maintaining the momentum created by the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the end of more than 38-year-old military Israeli presence in the area.
He said that momentum would help both parties to return to the Middle East Roadmap of peace through implementing the Sharm el-Sheikh Understandings on the withdrawal, the transfer of power in the West Bank, the release of more Palestinian prisoners, ending the hunt down of deportees, the withdrawal to the September 28 ,2000 lines and the creation of an appropriate atmosphere for the resumption of the Roadmap.
Presidential Spokesman Awwad then spoke about dialogue among Palestinian factions voicing Egypt's keenness on maintaining its contacts with all Palestinian powers.
He said that inter-Palestinian dialogue must go on and must be nurtured and furthered.
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