al-sheikh, Egypt, March 02, SPA -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak opened here today the international conference on reconstruction of Gaza strip in the presence of heads, foreign ministers and delegations from 87 countries, regional and international organizations. The delegation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the conference is led by Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Foreign Minister. Speaking on the occasion, President Mubarak praised the generous donation of $1 billion announced by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for the reconstruction of Gaza, and said this donation constitutes a nucleus for mobilizing Arab and international contributions for the reconstruction of the Gaza strip. Mubarak underscored the importance of exerting all possible efforts for the reconstruction of Gaza and hoped that the conference would yield positive results for boosting the Palestinian economy. Mubarak noted that Gaza is an indivisible part of the occupied territories and it along with the west bank constitutes the project of the independent Palestinian state. --MORE
