>From what I know of the Arab world, they pretty much feel they still are one huge country divided into local states, and many of Arabs feel they're visiting brothers (or at least brethren) when they're in another Arab country. I wouldn't be surprised if there were more such visits and talks - but that's why I question their relevance. The sides can be changed, alliances realigned, strange bedfellows put together on moment's notice. So anything that happened in the nineties may have gone sour, or any old grudge may have been healed with a new agreement. Just look at the OAU (Organization of Arab Unity, if I've correctly re-translated the title) - they were anything but united, from what I remember.
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>There's a Turkish proverb that we kept - "good day, main street, on all four sides". Meaning that in an oriental environment, one wants to keep connections with every major player, regardless of what one thinks of them. They may be needed once, and do not necessarily mean any actual involvement.

An interesting saying.