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Egypt to host peace summit?

Spokesman says Cairo endorses US proposal to host Israeli-Palestinian peace conference

Giving peace a chance? Egypt's presidential spokesman says his country endorses an American proposal to host key international players to follow up on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

 

Spokesman Suleiman Awwad said Saturday that United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has asked Egypt to invite Israeli and Palestinian leaders and members of the Quartet of Mideast mediators to meet before US President George W. Bush's term ends in January.

 

Bush has expressed hope for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before the end of the year, but Egypt and many other countries have voiced skepticism at the possibility.

 

Bush hosted a high-profile peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland, last November that drew 44 nations. But progress toward a peace deal has been limited.

 

Earlier Saturday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met with top Palestinian officials in the West Bank. Kouchner's two-day trip to the region aims to revive the Middle East peace process ahead of a year-end deadline for a deal. On Sunday, the French minister is scheduled to meet with senior Israeli officials.

 


פרסום ראשון: 10.04.08, 20:00
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