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| Egypt ready to help with any Israeli withdrawal: FM |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-05-31 08:31:00 |
CAIRO, May 30
(Xinhuanet) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher reiterated that Egypt is
ready to help with any Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian and Arab
territories.
But such withdrawal should be within the framework of full pullout from Palestinian and other Arab territories and in
accordance with the roadmap and the Arab initiative adopted by the Arab summit
in Beirut in 2002, Maher told reporters.
The foreign
minister noted that Egypt was prepared to help with training Palestinian police
forces, with a view to rebuilding a part of the Palestinian infrastructure
destroyed by Israel.
Asked about any Egyptian step to return
its ambassador to Tel Aviv, Maher said Egypt has repeatedly asserted that an
improvement in Egyptian-Israeli ties could only happen if Israel took steps on
the ground towards making progress in dealing with the Palestinian problem and
stopping all its practices against the Palestinian people.
After he was defeated in a referendum by his right-wing Likud party in a
referendum on his Gaza disengagement plan, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
has revised the plan and brought it to the cabinet.
Despite
the fact that he only has 11 ministers in favor while 12 ministers oppose the
initiative, Sharon warned Sunday that he is ready to take "unprecedented
political steps," including the dismissal of ministers, in order to make his
plan be passed.
According to Sharon's revised plan, the
settlements will be removed in four stages.
In the first
stage, three Gaza Strip settlements - Netzarim, Morag and Kfar Darom will be
evacuated while the second group slated for removal are all in the northern West
Bank: Ganim, Kadim,Sa-Nur and Homesh.
The third group consists of the settlements in Gush Katif, while settlements in the northern Gaza Strip - Alei Sinai, Dugit and Nissanit - make up the final group. Enditem |
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