adminThe letter, first reported by Israeli daily Haaretz yesterday morning, “stressed Israel’s desire to continue cooperation and to strengthen the peace,” an Israeli source said on condition of anonymity.
The letter was sent “in the last few days,” the source added, with Haaretz reporting that it was delivered to president Mursi, who ran as the candidate of the Muslim
Brotherhood movement, via the Israeli embassy in Cairo.
Israeli President Shimon Peres sent president Mursi a message of his own yesterday, his office said, in which he wrote that “contrary to war, peace is the victory of both sides.”
Congratulating president Mursi on his election, president Peres also expressed hope “for continued co-operation with you, based upon the peace accords signed between us more than three decades ago and which we are committed to preserve and develop for future generations of both our people.”
Haaretz said that Netanyahu in his message “offered to co-operate with the new government in Cairo and expressed. . . hope that both parties will observe the
Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.”
Netanyahu “emphasised that honouring the agreement is in the interest of both countries,” the newspaper added, saying the Israeli premier had also wished Mursi good
luck in his new role. Israel has watched warily as the Muslim Brotherhood has gained increasing power in post-uprising Egypt, concerned about the future of the cold but key peace the two neighbours have maintained since signing their peace deal. — AFP.
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