SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO ARAB LEAGUE

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SUBJECT: SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO ARAB LEAGUE
SECRETARY GENERAL AMRE MOUSSA, S/ES 200910766


1. PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY
CLINTON TO ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY GENERAL AMRE MOUSSA.
THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT PLAN TO RELEASE THE TEXT OF THE
MESSAGE BUT HAS NO OBJECTION IF THE ARAB LEAGUE WISHES
TO DO SO. THERE WILL BE NO SIGNED ORIGINAL.


2. BEGIN TEXT:

Dear Mr. Secretary General:

Thank you for your letter dated June 7 expressing
appreciation for President Obama's speech at Cairo
University on June 4. In his speech, the President
proposed a new beginning between the United States and
Muslims around the world, based on mutual interest and
respect for one another. The work of implementing this
vision will require engaging diverse elements of the
United States government and its international partners.
I share the President's vision and hope we can work
together to develop closer ties.

The President has expressed, both publicly and
privately, his strong support for the two-state solution
and the importance of Israelis and Palestinians living
in peace and security. His Cairo speech reaffirmed his
personal commitment to pursuing peace between Israel and
all of her Arab neighbors. The President has called on
all the parties to fulfill their obligations under the
Roadmap. It is important for all of us to do our own
part to help create the context that would support a
return to meaningful negotiations, which can be brought
to a quick conclusion.

I hope the Arab League can continue to work closely with
the United States on this issue. I look forward to the
upcoming meeting of the Quartet in Trieste, where I hope
that Quartet representatives will have the opportunity
to meet with several senior officials from Arab
governments to discuss our shared objective:
comprehensive peace in the Middle East. Building upon
the spirit of the Arab Peace Initiative to
diplomatically engage Israel is an important step. Arab
states must also help the Palestinian people to develop
the institutions that could support a future state.

Sincerely yours,

Hillary Rodham Clinton

END TEXT.

CLINTON