Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit Tuesday said it was imperative to set an agenda for the U.S.-proposed international conference on the Middle East peace process, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Also needed was the clarification of the goals and parties for the peace conference slated for November, Abul Gheit said during his talks with visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Russia 's Mideast peace envoy Alexander Sultanov.
Abul Gheit said Egypt sought to render this conference positive and fruitful in order to iron out differences instead of being just another gathering added to a spate of meetings held before, the statement said.
Talks between Abul Gheit and Sultanov dealt with regional conditions, particularly as regards the Arab-Israeli conflict, efforts to end the Palestinian-Israeli impasse and the Iraqi issue, it said.
The two sides called for efforts to encourage the Israeli and Palestinian sides to settle disputes in line with a schedule backed by the international community to avoid a repeat of open- ended negotiations, the ministry said.
On July 16, U.S. President George W. Bush proposed to held the international conference, which would bring together Israel, the Palestinians and some neighboring Arab states, to help resume the stalled Middle East peace talks.
Source: Xinhua
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