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UAE's Shaikh Khalifa receives Hamas leader
President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has stressed the importance of Palestinian national unity in restoring the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and achieving their goal of establishing an independent state, with Jerusalem as its capital.
- WAM
- Published: 18:24 June 17, 2008
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- Shaikh Khalifa in talks with Khalid Mesha'al in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi: President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has stressed the importance of Palestinian national unity in restoring the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and achieving their goal of establishing an independent state, with Jerusalem as its capital.
Shaikh Khalifa made this call while receiving the head of the Hamas politburo Khalid Mesha'al at Al Bateen Palace in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, was present at the meeting.
The President said the Palestinian national unity should form the cornerstone of the movement as to help succeed a just and peaceful settlement based on all the legitimate international resolutions as well as the Arab peace initiative.
Shaikh Khalifa called on various factions on the Palestinian front to triumph over differences and uphold the paramount interest of the Palestinian people.
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