EGYPT: ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER SILVAN SHALOM HAS TALKS WITH EGYPT ON PEACE PROCESS

Record ID: 400280

  • Title: EGYPT: ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER SILVAN SHALOM HAS TALKS WITH EGYPT ON PEACE PROCESS
  • Date: 11th March 2004
  • Summary: CAIRO, EGYPT (MARCH 11, 2004) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER SILVAN SHALOM (LEFT OF PICTURE) SEATED AT MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT HOSNI MUBARAK 0.04 2. SMV OF SHALOM 0.07 3. SCU MUBARAK 0.10 4. WIDE OF ADVISORS /PAN TO SHALOM AND MUBARAK SHAKE HANDS 0.25 5. WIDE OF EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
  • Embargoed: 26th March 2004 12:00
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  • Location: CAIRO, EGYPT
  • Country: Egypt
  • Reuters ID: LVA8WUS624X7XRZP3F9K735JBVTY
  • Story Text: Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalon discusses
    Middle East peace process with Egyptian president Hosni
    Mubarak.




    Israeli Foreign Minister, Silvan Shalom met on
    Thursday (March 11) with President Hosni Mubarak, who
    criticised the Gaza pullout plan to a French newspaper as a
    potential "trap" for his country, which borders on the
    Palestinian area.

    In an apparent bid to please Washington ahead of
    Thursday's talks, a political source said on Wednesday
    Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon had issued instructions
    for a big cut of 170 km (110 miles) from the planned 720 km
    (450 mile) route of Israel's West Bank barrier.

    After the meeting, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed
    Maher said president Mubarak is willing to cooperate to
    implement the road map to peace.

    In his first visit to Egypt, Shalom said he was encouraged
    about the role Egypt can play to help bring
    peace to the Middle East.

    "This meeting showed me that there is a new time in our
    relations and we should do everything we can in order to
    strengthen our relations. I believe that Egypt as the
    leader of the Arab world should play a key role in our
    effortts to have better understanding here in our region
    between Israel and the Arab world".

    Shalom said that Mubarak had been informed about the
    planned meeting between Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
    and Palestinian counterpart Ahmed Qurie next week.

    In Ramallah, West Bank, Palestinian President Yasser
    Arafat said on Thursday (March 11) he would welcome
    Israel's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip but only as a
    step towards a full withdrawal from occupied Palestinian
    areas.

    Arafat told Palestinian lawmakers any Israeli
    withdrawal should be coordinated through talks with the
    Palestinian Authority and should be within the framework of
    a U.S.-backed "road map" to peace. The plan has been
    derailed by v


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