Qatar: Egypt's role in the Palestinian cause essential
Sun, 27/07/2014 - 16:01 Al-Masry Al-Youm
http://www.egyptindependent.com//news/qatar-egypt-s-role-palestinian-cause-=
essential

Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah denied that his country objected =

to the Egyptian initiative for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying that Qatar, =

Turkey and other friendly countries consider Egypt's role in the Palestinia=
n =

cause essential.

=93The objective of the ministerial meeting in Paris on Saturday was to sto=
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the Israeli aggression and lift the siege on the Gaza Strip,=94 he said.

The event that was attended by Qatar, Turkey and Western countries, =

including the United States, had called for a longer extension of the =

temporary truce in Gaza and the start of negotiations that would lead to a =

permanent truce.

Attiyah lashed out at Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and =

Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett for claiming that Qatar supports =

terrorism.

=93It is they who practice terrorism,=94 he said.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm =

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