ABBAS MEETS EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT IN CAIRO

Cairo, 7 Rajab 1434/17 May 2013 (MINA) – Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi on Thursday hosted his Palestinian counterpart in Cairo where the two addressed efforts to resume the Middle East the peace process and how to implement Palestinian reconciliation.

A statement released by Mursi’s office highlighted that he and President Mahmoud Abbas strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli assaults against the holy city of Jerusalem. They urged the Israeli government to immediately halt “these violations which breach all international conventions.”

The two presidents also urged the international community to stop Israeli “criminal acts against Muslim holy places and to end settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory.”

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The statement added that Abbas and Mursi addressed Egypt’s efforts to implement a reconciliation agreement signed in Cairo and in Doha between Hamas and Fatah, the Palestinian News Agency Ma’an reported as monitored by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

Abbas is scheduled to hold a news conference in Cairo at 6 p.m. before he meets with the presidential elections runner up Hamdein Sabbahi.

Also Thursday, President Abbas met with secretary-general of the Islamic Jihad movement Ramadan Abdullah Shallah in Cairo, an official told Ma’an.

The source said the two discussed the overall situation in Palestine without elaborating. (T/P012/E1)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)