"...Barak was scheduled to travel to Washington Wednesday night for talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on arms smuggling, and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana arrived in Israel for talks Tuesday, after discussing the issue with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Cairo Tuesday.
Aboul Gheit warned the Europeans against sending a flotilla of ships to counter smuggling off the coast of Gaza. "You must understand Arab and Muslim feelings," he said. "I urge you to look and consider this ... because it might have consequences in Palestinian and Arab relations with you." The Egyptian minister said Israel, not Europe, should undertake the effort to stop the smuggling..."
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Aboul Gheit warns Europeans against sending a flotilla of ships to counter smuggling off the coast of Gaza
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