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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090611/wl_mideast_afp/mideastusdiplomacyegyptarab_20090611122443;_ylt=Am0333nYFe4ARhf2.G_MwB.aOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTMyNTh0MDBy

U.S. Envoy Urges Arabs to Make Peace with Israel

[AFP] U.S. envoy George Mitchell called on Thursday for Arab states to make peace with Israel, after talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit in Cairo. "We are working hard to achieve our objective, a comprehensive peace in the Middle East, including a Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with Israel," Mitchell said. This includes "peace between Israel and its other immediate neighbors and full normalization of relations between Israel and all of the Arab nations as contemplated by the Arab peace initiative....We regard the Arab peace initiative as an important proposal that we are trying to integrate into our effort. Proposing the initiative was just the beginning. It brings with it responsibilities to join in taking meaningful steps and important actions that will help us move towards our objective."

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