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Egypt says reassured on U.S. Mideast peace commitment
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Source: CCTV.com | 10-17-2007 10:20
Special Report: Mideast Peace Conference |
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attends a joint new conference with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank city of Ramallah, October 15, 2007.(Reuters)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. She's seeking support from Egypt to bring Israelis and Palestinians closer together ahead of a Mideast peace conference set for November. In one of her strongest statements yet on the issue, Rice said the creation of a Palestinian state is a key US interest.
She also urged the two sides to drop contentious demands and reach consensus on a substantive joint statement ahead of the international conference. Before Rice's stop in Egypt, the country's Foreign Minister warned against rushing into the peace conference without first agreeing to a substantive and positive document that could lead to a just peace.
