Cairo (Earth Times) - Egyptian president Hosny Mubarak met Saturday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss developments in the efforts aimed at reviving he Middle East peace process. Both leaders also discussed the Palestinian reconciliation process between the West Bank's Fatah, and Hamas, the Islamist group in charge of the Gaza Strip, Egypt's Radio and TV website reported.
After the meeting, Abbas told reporters that both the negotiations with Israel and inter-Palestinian reconciliation are moving side by side.
"We have to build the state, the economy and security, (we have the) reconciliation, and the US proposals to renew negotiations with Israel. There is no priority to one issue over the other," He said.
Palestinian-Israeli peace talks collapsed last year after the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip.
Abbas also stressed that reconciliation talks started in Egypt and will remain in Egypt. "Signing a final document on this score will also be undertaken in Egypt" he added.
Egypt have been brokering talks between Hamas and Fatah since last year.
Fatah signed an Egyptian-brokered agreement last October, but Hamas balked at the deal, saying it wanted to clarify a few points first.
After the meeting, Abbas told reporters that both the negotiations with Israel and inter-Palestinian reconciliation are moving side by side.
"We have to build the state, the economy and security, (we have the) reconciliation, and the US proposals to renew negotiations with Israel. There is no priority to one issue over the other," He said.
Palestinian-Israeli peace talks collapsed last year after the Israeli offensive against the Gaza Strip.
Abbas also stressed that reconciliation talks started in Egypt and will remain in Egypt. "Signing a final document on this score will also be undertaken in Egypt" he added.
Egypt have been brokering talks between Hamas and Fatah since last year.
Fatah signed an Egyptian-brokered agreement last October, but Hamas balked at the deal, saying it wanted to clarify a few points first.
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