Spain supports Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip as part of the Roadmap peace plan, said Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Tuesday.

Zapatero voiced the position when meeting with visiting Israeli President Moshe Katsav. He said he believed an agreement will be reached between Israel and Palestine on such problems as the West Bank, Jerusalem, water resources, Palestinian refugees and borders.

He also expressed support for the defense of a feasible Palestinian state.

Israel plans to withdraw forces and about 9,000 settlers from all its 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip and four out of 120 in the West Bank from mid-August.

Source: Xinhua