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| UN chief, Egyptian president meet on Gaza crisis |
| 2009-01-15 |
| (Xinhua) -- Visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon held talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Wednesday on the ongoing Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip which has killed more than 950 Palestinians. The two sides reviewed the latest developments of the Gaza crisis and are expected to discuss an Egyptian initiative aiming at putting an end to the conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups in Gaza. Ban, who arrived here earlier on Wednesday morning for a week-long Middle East mediation tour, is also scheduled to visit Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Kuwait to strengthen the joint diplomatic efforts to strive for an early end to the Gaza fighting. Ban's Middle East tour came as part of the UN efforts to push for the implementation of a UN Security Council resolution on Gaza. On Thursday, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1860, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza "leading to the full withdrawal of Israeli forces." |
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