Al Baz: If peace fails, there will be other Arab alternatives

Political advisor to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Dr. Osama Al Baz confirmed that Egypt had no intention to boycott the Middle East-North Africa Summit that was held in Doha, but the Israeli intransigence in the peace process led to this boycott. He added that Israel is responsible for the current crisis in the Middle East.

He clarified that Egypt's decision to boycott the Doha Summit was not meant to harm Qatar, but meant to express Egypt's dissatisfaction with Israeli stances.

Al Baz pointed out that there is an Arab conviction that if the peace process fails, there will be other Arab alternatives which will be discussed by the Arab leaders. Those alternatives will be declared at the proper time.