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Syria to host meeting of regional neighbours to revive peace plan | |
2005-02-10 | |
AMMAN - Jordanian Foreign Minister Hani Mulki said preparations were underway for a five-way meeting of Israel's neighbours in Damascus to revive an Arab peace plan, as he started Thursday a one-day visit to Syria. Mulki, in statements to Al Rai and Al Dustour dailies, said the meeting would bring together Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and the Palestinians in a bid to revive the Arab initiative for peace with Israel that was launched at a summit in Lebanon in 2002. He said that he would discuss the meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faruq al-Shara during his visit, as well as briefing officials on the outcome of Tuesday's landmark summit in Egypt between Israel and the Palestinians. The five-way meeting would be aimed at "coordinating Arab positions concerning the peace process and the developments surrounding it," Mulki said. He did not indicate when it would be held.
Mulki's spokesman Rajab Sukayri meanwhile told Petra newspaper that the Syrian and Jordanian foreign ministers will seek to fine-tune the Arab peace initiative which could be submitted to a summit of Arab leaders in Algiers in March. Mulki is also expected to start a two-day visit to Oman on Saturday and travels Monday to Kuwait to prepare for the Arab summit scheduled to take place March 22-23, which he said should "deal seriously" with Iraq and the Palestinian issue. | |
Posted by:Steve White |