based Al-Nadwa said the cabinet under the chairmanship of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz here yesterday hoped that the visit of George Mitchell to the middle east would lay the foundation for a just and comprehensive peace. The cabinet viewed the tour as an affirmation of the role of Washington in the peace process, said the paper, adding that the Kingdom hopes that the role of Washington in this respect will meet the aspirations of the nations of the region as regards a just and comprehensive peace and establishment of the Palestinian state with al-Quds as its capital. The announcement of the US envoy in which he said that peace in the region is an indivisible part of the American national security constitutes a strong message to Israel to stop its procrastination policy and to positively respond to the peace efforts, said the daily, adding that peace and not war is the need of the hour. --MORE
