Mubarak's Trip Highlights Need for U.S. to Act: Presidential Aide

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Mubarak's Trip Highlights Need for U.S. to Act: Presidential Aide

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's visit to the U.S. has underlined the need for the U.S. to act to help quell the escalating Palestinian-Israeli violence, a senior Egyptian official said in Cairo on Friday.

"One of the most important results of Mubarak's visit is the U. S. realized that it could not sit on the fence watching and judging a certain party, but rather act to stop the Mideast situation from further deteriorating," Osama al-Baz, political advisor to Mubarak, told an Egyptian TV channel.

"Sending envoys to the region is the first and important step, thus enabling the U.S. to have a vision of the situation and not to act in a biased manner," Baz said.

He stressed that the U.S. should be aware that its continued biased stance toward Israel will have negative impact not only on regional parties but also on its own interests.

On Thursday, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak returned home after ending a five-day visit to the U.S., during which Mubarak succeeded in persuading the U.S. to be more involved in helping quell the deadly violence.

Following the trip, U.S. President George W. Bush announced that U.S. Mideast envoy anthony Zinni is expected to return to the Mideast region next week, in a bid to prod the Palestinians and Israel to stop the violence.

Meanwhile, U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney on Friday highlighted the importance of his upcoming Mideast tour, saying that during the trip, he will address the Mideast conflict, in addition to terrorism-related issues and boosting bilateral ties with the countries.

Cheney is looking forward to holding detailed discussions with leaders of the countries on means to find a way out of the Mideast deadlock, U.S. officials have said.

Egypt, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, has urged the U.S. to adopt a balanced and impartial stance to deal with the spiralling Palestinian-Israeli violence.

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