There is a positive atmosphere created by the new U.S. administration, Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa said on Saturday at the headquarters of the AL, Xinhua reported.
Moussa told reporters after meeting European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Javier Solana, "the new U.S. administration led by President Obama pursues achieving peace in the Middle East."
"Now, there is an open window that we must seize to establish a Palestinian state and end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," said Moussa.
Moussa stressed that there is a real opportunity to achieve peace in the region and the Arabs should seize the opportunity.
"There is an international consensus on the two-state solution, " he added.
Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 18 to freeze all settlement construction activities, including the " natural growth" of the existing ones, while asking Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on May 28 to halt the incitement of anti- Israeli sentiments, in a bid to clear the atmosphere in the region.
Meanwhile, Solana said that he has informed Moussa of his visits to Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories, adding that these visits aimed at pushing the peace process in the region.
Solana is due to meet Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu Gheit on Sunday.
On Thursday, visiting U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell reiterated a prompt resumption and early conclusion of Middle East peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis.
After his meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu Gheit, Mitchell said that the U.S president and secretary of state have made U.S. policy clear as they were working hard to achieve the objective of comprehensive peace in the Middle East, including a Palestinian state side by side and in peace with Israel.