Amman - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal and his
Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Aboul Gheit plan to visit Amman on
Wednesday for consultations with Jordan's King Abdullah II following
his visit to the United States, the pro-government newspaper al-Rai
reported Sunday.
The daily quoted Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdul Ilah Khatib as
saying that the ministers would use King Abdullah's speech to the US
Congress as a basis for advancing the stalled Middle East peace
process.
In the first speech by an Arab leader to the US Congress, the
monarch urged the United States to lead a serious effort with a view
to bringing about a peaceful settlement between the Israelis and
Palestinians this year.
Al-Rai noted that the new round of Arab diplomacy precedes the
March 25 visit to the region by US Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice for a meeting in Cairo of the Middle East Quartet, which
comprises the United States, the European Union, Russia and the
United Nations.
The meeting would be followed by a summit on March 28 in Riyadh,
which is expected to re-launch a peace initiative adopted by Arab
leaders for the first time in Beirut in 2002, al-Rai said.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with King Abdullah in Amman
on Saturday and saidhis talks with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert
on Sunday would tackle all outstanding issues including the 'final
stage negotiations.'
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