Egyptian summit, the Abha-based Al-Watan said the summit focused on discussing ideas and efforts as well as the recent regional developments notably the latest events pertaining to the Palestinian and Iranian issues. The paper noted that the current efforts are now concentrating on the Palestinian issue in the light of the speech delivered by US President Barack Obama in Cairo earlier this month in addition to the speech delivered by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in which he spelled out his ideas which differ from the firm and just stance of Washington about the peace process in the region. The paper believes that the Arab countries should voice support to Obama's Middle East policy, and said the efforts of Cairo to boost the Palestinian dialogue constitute an important development. "Such a strategy will project Israel as the sole country in the region which is unwilling in bringing about peace to the region," said the paper, adding that this will provide a historical opportunity to the Arabs to penetrate the American middle east policy. The daily said the policy of appeasement being adopted by Syria in addition to the preoccupation of Iran with its internal situation, should prompt the concerned authorities to work for unifying the ranks as King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and President Hosni Mubarak have been doing. The daily underscored the importance of establishing good relations with Iran, hoping that Tehran will learn lesson and revise its policy. "The Saudi-Egyptian coordination is a strong message to the region that regional cooperation based on reason and service of historical mutual interests is capable of confronting the challenges," it concluded. --MORE
