A copy of the telegraph allegedly sent by president Morsi to the Israeli president published on Israeli's news outlets
A telegraph allegedly sent by President Mohamed Morsi to Israel's President Shimon Peres has been described as a fake by Egypt's presidential office. The truth behind the telegraph published by Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot remains vague however.
"It was with deep thanks that I received your congratulations on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan," reads the telegraph allegedly sent by Morsi.
The telegraph supposedly came in response to two notes sent earlier by the Israeli president Shimon Peres to congratulate Morsi on his victory in the presidential elections and another on the occasion of the start of Ramadan.
According to Israeli news website Haaretz, Morsi's telegraph was sent on Tuesday by a diplomat from the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv to Peres' military advisor.
In his telegraph, Morsi stressed that he is willing to exert the needed effort to maintain peace in the Middle East, "in order to achieve security and stability for all peoples of the region, including [the] Israeli people."
However, Yasser Ali spokesperson of the presidential office claimed on Tuesday that the telegraph published was "fabricated."
Yediot Ahronot questioned why Morsi would deny such telegraph, given that in his message he "calls for peace", describing it as having a positive tone.
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