Mubarak To Analyze Mideast Peace With Obama

"The two leaders discussed a wide range of topics of common interest, including peace in the Middle East, the battle against extremists and other regional threats, promoting the reform of the Arabic world, as well as how to strengthen bilateral relations," the White House said in a statement issued last week.

Before the summit, President Mubarak will meet with senior U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, National Security Advisor James Jones and the Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair.

In an article, that the president Mubarak published in WSJ and in the website of the Egyptian Embassy in Washington D.C. the author writes:

"Despite the setbacks of the last few years, it is important to remember that many of the elements of a solution have already been negotiated. After nearly two decades of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations since the initiation of the Oslo peace process, many of the details of a final settlement are well known. Furthermore, the Arab Peace Initiative, adopted at the Beirut summit of 2002, provides a regional framework for such a settlement.

"For the first time in the history of the conflict, the Arab states unanimously committed to full normalization and security for Israel in exchange for a full withdrawal to the 1967 lines and a negotiated resolution of the Palestinian refugee issue. The road to a final settlement will now require leadership and concerted effort from all sides."

By Armen Hareyan