Victory
08-05-03, 17:50
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Egypt in 1979 became the first Arab state to make peace with Israel
Mubarak greets Israel for national day
Egyptian leader's message to Israel calls for peace, stability, security for all peoples of Mideast region.
JERUSALEM - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has sent a rare message of congratulations to his Israeli counterpart Moshe Katsav for the Jewish state's national day, officials here said Monday.
"It's the first time in several years that the Egyptian president sends such a message," the spokesman for the president's office in Jerusalem, Adar Avissar, said.
Mubarak called in the message for closer "cooperation between the two states in order to reach a peace settlement based on the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel and Israel's withdrawal" from the occupied territories.
He also hoped for "peace, stability and security for all the peoples of the region", especially the Israelis, the spokesman said.
Egypt in 1979 became the first Arab state to make peace with Israel, but it recalled its ambassador from Tel Aviv in November 2000 in protest at what Cairo viewed as Israel's excessive use of force to put down the Palestinian uprising.
Israel will Wednesday celebrate the 55th anniversary of its establishment.
In Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher on Monday accused Israel of trying to scupper implementation of the Middle East "roadmap" for peace which is backed by the international community.
"Israel has not stopped and will not stop efforts at provocation so as to block the roadmap," which was presented to Israel and the Palestinians last week, he told reporters, singling out house demolitions and targeted killings.
The peace plan calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state in stages by 2005.
Egypt in 1979 became the first Arab state to make peace with Israel
Mubarak greets Israel for national day
Egyptian leader's message to Israel calls for peace, stability, security for all peoples of Mideast region.
JERUSALEM - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has sent a rare message of congratulations to his Israeli counterpart Moshe Katsav for the Jewish state's national day, officials here said Monday.
"It's the first time in several years that the Egyptian president sends such a message," the spokesman for the president's office in Jerusalem, Adar Avissar, said.
Mubarak called in the message for closer "cooperation between the two states in order to reach a peace settlement based on the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel and Israel's withdrawal" from the occupied territories.
He also hoped for "peace, stability and security for all the peoples of the region", especially the Israelis, the spokesman said.
Egypt in 1979 became the first Arab state to make peace with Israel, but it recalled its ambassador from Tel Aviv in November 2000 in protest at what Cairo viewed as Israel's excessive use of force to put down the Palestinian uprising.
Israel will Wednesday celebrate the 55th anniversary of its establishment.
In Cairo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher on Monday accused Israel of trying to scupper implementation of the Middle East "roadmap" for peace which is backed by the international community.
"Israel has not stopped and will not stop efforts at provocation so as to block the roadmap," which was presented to Israel and the Palestinians last week, he told reporters, singling out house demolitions and targeted killings.
The peace plan calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state in stages by 2005.