“The PLO is the sole representative of the Palestinians, whether we like it or not,” said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in an interview with The Washington Post published today. He said the United States should not try to weaken the strength of the PLO, saying, “Trying to solve the problem and, at the same time trying to ignore the PLO–this will never lead to a comprehensive peace.”
In an hour-long interview in the Oruba Palace in Cairo, Mubarak also praised Israeli Premier Shimon Peres for his “flexibility” on a number of issues and suggested, the Post reported, that the only thing now blocking a meeting between the two leaders is the dispute over Taba. Such a meeting, Mubarak said, could be accompanied by a return to Israel of Egypt’s Ambassador, who was withdrawn in 1982.
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