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EU's Solana sees Gaza ceasefire possible soon

Wed Jan 7, 2009 3:24am EST
MADRID, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A ceasefire may be possible in the conflict in Gaza soon, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday.

"There is a possibility," Solana told Spain's La Ser radio station when asked if he saw chances of a ceasefire soon.

Solana said a ceasefire proposal had been favourably received by Arab countries such as Syria, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to discuss it. [nL7297518]

Solana was speaking from Cairo after meeting with Mubarak and said he was travelling on to Israel and then Turkey. (Reporting by Andrew Hay; Editing by Louise Ireland)


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