RABAT,
April 24 (AFP) - The
creation of a Palestinian state is the only solution to the Middle East crisis,
US President George W. Bush told Morocco's King Mohammed VI during talks in
Washington, the official Moroccan news agency MAP reported Wednesday.
"The United States recognises that the only solution to the conflict
between the Palestinians and the Israelis is the setting up of two sovereign
states, restoring their dignity and their security," Bush was quoted as
saying.
"We must work to bring this about as soon as possible," he continued.
The Moroccan king, during their talks at the White House Tuesday, said his country was ready "to contribute to the ongoing efforts," MAP reported.
However he added that a Palestinian return to the negotiating table depended upon "the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Israelis from the occupied territories and... that (Palestinian) President (Yasser) Arafat regains his freedom of movement as soon as possible".
Arafat is currently being held under virtual house arrest in his offices in the West Bank town of Ramallah.
Bush
has accepted an invitation by Morocco's King Mohammed VI and will pay an
official visit here "as soon as he is able to", MAP added.
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