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Saudis ask Palestinians to revive Mecca agreement
Saudi Arabia, which brokered a unity government deal between Fatah and Hamas in February, on Friday reproached both sides for breaking their commitments and pressed them to return to the agreement. In a speech to an Arab League meeting in Cairo, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal said the latest fighting between Fatah and Hamas had served the interests of Israel. Today the Palestinians have come close to putting by themselves the last nail in the coffin of the Palestinian cause, he told other Arab foreign ministers in closed session. The Saudi delegation made his speech available. The Palestinian leaderships must now issue an order, not just to stop the fighting immediately but also to outlaw fighting, and to return to dialogue, he added. Diplomats say Saudi Arabia has tended to favour the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas but not to the same extent as the governments of Egypt and Jordan.Posted by: Fred 2007-06-16 |
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