Egypt to host Middle East summit

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has invited the Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian leaders to attend a summit in Egypt, an aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said today.

The meeting is to take place on Sunday in Egypt, an aide, Yasser Abed Rabbo, said.

“The invitation came from President (Hosni) Mubarak of Egypt,” Abed Rabbo said. “Abbas, (Israeli Prime Minister Ehud) Olmert and King Abdullah (of Jordan) are invited.”

He said the Palestinians are demanding concrete results from the gathering, and warned that if it ended without results, it would cause more harm than good.

“We want the summit to remove the (economic) siege and the checkpoints that suffocate the life of the Palestinian people,” he said.

He said Abbas would also seek a resumption of peace talks leading to the end of Israeli occupation and the establishment of a Palestinian state.