The letter, which was handed over to the American Ambassador in Cairo Margaret Scobey at the behest of the committee, urges the United States to play an active role as “an honest mediator” in the Middle East Peace Process, the Prime Minister said.
There is an Arab agreement on these negotiations, the Prime Minister, explaining that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would define their form.
In a joint news conference with the Arab league Secretary General Amr Moussa held at the conclusion of the APIC extraordinary ministerial meeting, the Prime Minister said the meeting reviewed major developments in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
President Abbas briefed Arab foreign ministers on the outcome of Palestinian-Israeli indirect peace negotiations over the recent months.
The committee was well-acquainted with the content of US President Barack Obama’s letter to his Palestinian counterpart, he added.
APIC’s letter, which represents a response to Obama’s letter, defines the Arab approach of any peace process or direct talks with Israel in terms of basis and constants, the Prime Minister said.
“Israel is obviously not serious about the peace process, but we are confident that the United States and President Obama are sincere about achieving peace in the region”.
The Prime Minister said despite the doubts cast over the attainment of results from such talks in the shadow of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s policy, the Arabs should prove to the world that they have a firm stance stressing that they were opting for peace in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative.
He said there are new definite requirements for the peace process and if the Israeli side accepted them, it would be welcomed.
