[Financial Times-UK] Andrew England - Egypt on Tuesday suggested the timing of a U.S. meeting intended to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process should be put back if the necessary preparations are not in place and if the parties are not ready for genuine negotiations. "The idea is we have to go to that meeting in Washington or Annapolis ready to launch negotiations...and because of this we said if we are short of time let's extend the time span," said Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit after holding talks with U.S. Secretary of State Rice.
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