Mubarak, Arafat Mull Palestine Issue over Phone

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Mubarak, Arafat Mull Palestine Issue over Phone

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday had phone talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the latest situation in the occupied Palestinian lands.

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Friday had phone talks with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the latest situation in the occupied Palestinian lands.

"The two leaders discussed the latest developments and the outcome of contact and meetings on regional and international levels," Egypt's official MENA news agency said.

"They also exchanged views on issues that Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher discussed with Arafat during their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah earlier in the day," MENA said.

During the phone talks, Mubarak expressed willingness to learn more about Arafat's views on ideas raised by relevant parties in a bid to realize an immediate ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian towns.

Mubarak reiterated Egypt's support for the Palestinians, saying that his country will continue its efforts to put an end to Israel's aggression against the Palestinians.

The situation in the Palestinian lands has swiftly worsened since Israeli tanks rolled into Ramallah and shelled Arafat's compound on March 29.

Arafat has been besieged by the Israeli army in his office building in Ramallah since then.

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a top aide to Arafat, said that during his meeting with Arafat, Maher conveyed a letter from Mubarak to Arafat on US Secretary of State Colin Powell's recent visit to Egypt.

"I carried a letter to President Arafat from the Egyptian leadership and the Egyptian people, which expressed our solidarity with him and with the Palestinians," Maher told reporters after the meeting.

"Not only Egypt, but all Arabs and Muslims are exerting intensive efforts to break the Israeli siege on President Arafat and the Palestinian people," he said.

He also disclosed that he will convey a letter from Arafat to Mubarak on what the Arabs should do "in order to achieve goals that the Arabs are looking forward to achieving."

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