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| Arab minister's meet in Abu Dhabi backs Abbas |
| 2009-02-04 |
| Nine Arab foreign ministers who met in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday declared their support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister, said. Shaikh Abdullah told WAM after the meeting that it was held "as part of the ongoing consultations among Arab states to boost Arab solidarity, as outlined by the speech made by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia at the Kuwait Economic Summit." The ministers have also reaffirmed their support to the Egyptian initiative to secure a durable ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and discussed steps to pave the way for the Gaza reconstruction conference, to be held in Cairo on 22 February. Shaikh Abdullah said the ministers have "reaffirmed their support for the Arab peace initiative and reiterated their strong support for the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) under the leadership of President Abbas and to the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of Palestinians." |
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