Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the agenda of a Middle East peace conference planned for November must be “very clear” so that it provides conclusive results.

Speaking Sunday in Cairo after a meeting with Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak, Abbas said the agenda will be soon established.

“This agenda has to be very clear because (international) presence will be weighty, with 36 countries attending the conference,” he said.

“We have to go there with a clear and precise document. After that we can begin negotiations on the details of what we call the final settlement.”

For nearly 40 minutes, Abbas and Mubarak discussed the outcome of negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

At the November summit Abbas is expected to present a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that would include the creation of a new Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

A “final settlement” would be worked out with Israeli officials and then presented to the Palestinians in a popular referendum so that the public opinion will be officially known.

The forthcoming peace conference was called by US President George W Bush in July and aims at removing all obstacles standing in the way of reconciliation between the two neighbouring nations.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Abbas are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Jerusalem for a new round of discussions. The Palestinian leader said he intends to discuss core issues of the dispute, like the new state’s borders, the refugee problem, water supply and security problems.

Abbas said Sunday’s talks with Mubarak were aimed at strengthening ties with leaders of the Arab League member states and find out their position on the future agreement.

On Friday, Abbas said his “in depth” talks with Olmert have been successful and opened a “historic horizon” to end the long-standing conflict in the Middle East.