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Abbas: Mideast talks a key chance
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Source: CCTV.com | 11-24-2007 08:35
Special Report: Mideast Peace Conference
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the Arab foreign ministers meeting at Arab League's Cairo headquarters November 23, 2007. (Amr Dalsh/Reuters)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Mideast conference is an historic chance for regional peace.
Abbas made the remarks in Cairo after a meeting of the Arab League follow-up committee of the Arab Peace Initiative.
Abbas wants Arab countries to take part in the conference to discuss Arab issues, including Lebanese and Syrian, as well as the Palestinian situation.
The conference is expected to launch negotiations on the Palestinian issue on the basis of various international peace initiatives.
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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas(R) receives dates and milk prior to his meeting with Moroccan Prime Minister Abbes EL Fassi in Fes. (AFP/Abdelhak Senna)
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