Petra News Agency
Sunday, November 1, 2009
King, Mubarak call for
halt to unilateral Israeli moves
Cairo, Nov. 1 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II and Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak on Sunday called for intensive efforts by the world community to
solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and launch serious peace negotiations to
achieve that goal.
The two leaders held talks in Cairo and agreed that negotiations between
Palestinians and Israelis should start as soon as possible based on the
two-state solution and credible terms of reference including the Arab peace
initiative.
They warned that missing the opportunity now at hand would have "catastrophic"
consequences on regional security and stability.
The leaders said Israel should cease all unilateral actions that would undermine
peace prospects, namely construction in West Bank settlements and measures that
threatened Arab East Jerusalem's identity and holy sites.
During the talks, held over a working luncheon attended by officials from both
sides, the two leaders also stressed coordination among Arab countries in this
critical period to come up with a unified position to deal with current
challenges, notably efforts to achieve comprehensive peace in the region.
On the bilateral level, the King and the Egyptian leader said they were keen on
perpetual coordination and consultation on matters of concern to the two
countries to further boost ties.
They stressed the importance of a meeting of the joint Jordanian-Egyptian Higher
Committee due to take place in the second half of November under the
co-chairmanship of the prime ministers of the two countries.
His Majesty left Cairo after the talks and was seen off by Egyptian Prime
Minister Ahmad Nazif and other senior officials.