Almotamar.net - President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday held telephone contacts with Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Chairman of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas with whom he discussed developments of situations in the region and movements concerning the conducting of a Palestinian dialogue to achieve reconciliation.

The contacts the President held with Saudi, Egyptian and Palestinian leaderships come one day after president Saleh meeting with a delegation of Hamas Movement on Sunday and as in the framework of the efforts exerted by Yemen for healing the Palestinian rift since the announcement of its initiative on achieving the Palestinian reconciliation and signing the Sana'a agreement between Fatah and Hamas last March.

In his telephone conversation with the Saudi King Abdulaziz President Saleh discussed developments of the situations and issues concerning the two countries and the Arab and Islamic nation , at the top of which the developments in the Palestinian arena in the light of the blockade against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip and the Arab efforts for encouraging the dialogue and realisation of the Palestinian reconciliation that would lead to healing the rift and enhancement of the Palestinian national unity and steadfastness of the Palestinian people in facing the challenges. The President confirmed the importance of the Saudi role for pushing those efforts and movements towards the achievement of the aspired for goals and in-service of the cause of the Palestinian people.

Reconciliation of the Palestinian national rank. On the other hand in his telephone conversation with the Egyptian President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, President Saleh discussed fraternal relations and areas of the two countries cooperation as well as developments of the current situations in the region particularly the Palestinian developments in the light of Arab efforts for the realisation of the Palestinian national rank. President Saleh affirmed to President Mubarak the importance of doubling those efforts and coordination of Arab stands for healing the Palestinian rift. The two Presidents also discussed a number of issues concerning the two countries and the Arab and Islamic nation.

Meanwhile, President Saleh stressed the necessity of response of the movements of Fatah and Hamas to the Arab efforts in this regard. That came in the telephone conversation of President Saleh with Chairman of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. The two leaders discussed the ongoing developments in Palestine, mainly the Arab efforts and actions for realisation of Palestinian reconciliation and healing the rift in the Palestinian rank.

President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his gratitude for president Saleh's keenness on unity f the Palestinian rank and appreciated the President's stances supporting the cause of the Palestinian people and their just rights in the establishment of their independent state on their national soil with Al-Quds as its capital.