09.03.2011                      03.Adar ll, 5771

Ägypten:

Moussa says he would maintain Egypt's peace with Israel

Egyptian presidential hopeful says Cairo has "a responsibility to lay the foundations for peace," but adds gas deal with Israel may be rethought; defends Muslim Brotherhood's right to political participation.

Outgoing Arab League chief and Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa on Tuesday suggested that he would maintain the peace treaty with Israel if he were to win in elections later this year, The Associated Press reported.
"We as Egyptians have a responsibility to lay the foundations for peace…We cannot rebuild Egypt … while adopting an adventurous foreign policy," he said, adding "we would be kidding ourselves" if Egyptians didn't recognize Israel as a state.