The leaders of a new Mediterranean body have overcome differences over a reference to the Middle East process and drafted a final statement.
Leaders from 43 countries agreed to support the ongoing peace process between Israel and the Palestinian authority without direct mention of a two-state solution. French President Nicolas Sarkozy invited the countries to launch the Union of the Mediterranean on Sunday. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who will co-chair the organisation with Sarkozy, urged Israeli and Palestinian leaders to reach a final peace deal. Before the summit opened, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Israel tightens Gaza crossings ...
Israeli forces kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza ... that Israel and the Palestinians have never been as close to peace as they are now.
(Deutsche Welle)
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