September 13, 2007 (LPAC) - French Foreign Secretary Bernard Kouchner held two joint press conferences in Egypt today. At the first, with Arab League General Secretary Amr Moussa, Kouchner said that the upcoming Middle East peace conference should be tackled with caution in order to be effective. Kouchner also said that, "We should play an efficient role for realizing a comprehensive fair peace in the region."

Arab League General Secretary Amr Moussa responded that, "So far, the Arab side has not been informed of any preparations for the conference, which is to take place in November, which raises question marks about the goals of the conference and its agenda." Moussa added that no Arabs would take part in a peace conference whose agenda was unclear.

Kouchner held a second press conference in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit. Abul-Gheit said that communictions between Egypt, the U.S. and other international parties did not reveal any U.S. vision regarding the conference. Abul-Gheit added that, "holding this conference, which aims at pushing forward the peace process, without agreeing on estabishing a Palestinian State will lead to serious consequences.

As EIR magazine reported in its September 7 article called, "Peace Conference or Hot Autumn?" (.pdf), Vice President Dick Cheney, and his key ally, Elliott Abrams of the National Security Council are making sure that there will be no serious agenda-- Syria and Hamas are to be excluded from the "peace conference," and the central issues of the Palestinian right of return, the city of Jerusalem, and the 1967 borders of a two-state solution will not be discussed. Washington based intelligence sources have told EIR that with this sabotage, the Saudis will not attend, and probably there will not be a November meeting at all.