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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 10-05-06
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[01] EGYPTIAN FM - CYPRUS
[01] EGYPTIAN FM - CYPRUS
Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit was received on
Thursday in Nicosia by President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris
Christofias, whom he briefed on the situation in the Middle East and
listened to his views on the Cyprus problem.
Speaking after the meeting, the Egyptian Minister said ``it was a very
warm meeting,`` and that he conveyed to President Christofias ``the
greetings and regards and support from President Mubarak, Egypt and the
Egyptian people.``
``I briefed him on the situation in the Middle East and the current
situation between the Palestinians and the Israelis. I listened to his
views on how he intends to pursue establishing understanding with the
Turkish Cypriots and to find a way out from the current situation,`` he
added.
Asked what had to be done for a nuclear-free Middle East, the Egyptian
Minister said ``we have to have a conference, an international
conference, whereby the nuclear powers, as well as the regional
countries, would meet and discuss how to establish a zone free of
nuclear weapons.``
``That is the crux of the Egyptian-Arab-NAM proposal, it is not only an
Egyptian proposal, and we are in discussions right now in the UN with
the Americans, with the Russians, with the P-five, the permanent
members of the Security Council, and hopefully we would agree on terms
of reference, on how to agree to establish that conference and when to
meet, how to meet, who would be calling for that conference and how to
pursue the issue in the immediate future,`` he added.
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