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Peres arrives in Cairo ahead of meeting with Mubarak
Nov 22, 2009, 10:29 GMT
Cairo - Israeli President Shimon Peres landed in Cairo Sunday for a short visit to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Hosny Mubarak.
The trip by the Israeli leader to the most populous Arab state was expected to last only several hours, and comes a day after Mubarak lashed out at the Jewish state, saying it was blocking the Middle East peace process.
'Israel is destroying the opportunity for peace,' Mubarak told parliament on Saturday.
'I call on the leaders of Israel - stop your actions in the West Bank and remove the blockade on the (Gaza) Strip. Enough with your stubbornness and manipulations - accept the calls for peace.'
Peres' office said the two would discuss the regional peace process as well as bilateral relations. The trip had been planned prior to Mubarak's speech.
Egypt became the first Arab country to develop full diplomatic relations with Israel in 1979, though ties between the neighbors have been tense.
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