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Israeli PM in Egypt for Talks on Mideast Peace Plan

   VOA News 03 May 2010
   Egyptian  President  Hosni  Mubarak,  right,  meets with Israeli Prime
   Minister  Benjamin  Netanyahu at the red sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik,
   Egypt, 3 May 2010

Photo: AP

   Egyptian  President  Hosni  Mubarak,  right,  meets with Israeli Prime
   Minister  Benjamin  Netanyahu at the red sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik,
   Egypt, 3 May 2010

   Israeli  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Egypt Monday to
   discuss  with  President  Hosni  Mubarak plans to resume Mideast peace
   talks later this week.
   The  two  leaders  met  in  the  Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. No
   details  were  released  about the 90-minute meeting. A statement from
   Mr.  Netenyahu's  office  says  it  took  place  "in  a  positive  and
   constructive atmosphere."
   The  discussions  were  expected  to  focus  on  preparations  for the
   beginning of indirect U.S.-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians.
   Monday's  meeting  comes ahead of a visit by U.S. special envoy George
   Mitchell,  who  is due to arrive in the Middle East this week. He will
   meet  separately  with Israeli and Palestinian officials with the goal
   of getting both sides to agree to direct negotiations.
   The   U.S.   has   called   on   Arab   countries   to   help  restart
   Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, saying Palestinians must have a state
   of  their  own.  The  Arab  League  has  expressed  support  for  such
   negotiations.
   Direct  negotiations  stopped  after  Israeli  forces entered the Gaza
   Strip  in  December,  2008  to  stop  cross-border  rocket  attacks by
   Palestinian militants.
   A  plan  to begin U.S.-brokered indirect talks in March collapsed when
   Israel  announced  plans  to  build  new  housing  for  Jews  in  East
   Jerusalem, an area captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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