US president meets Arab leaders on Mideast peace hopes
May 18, 2008
AFP - May 18, 2008
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) - US President George W.Bush wraps up his tour of the Middle East on Sunday holding further talks with key political leaders after declaring his dream of a Palestinian state.
Bush will meet Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh and will also hold talks with Jordan's King Abullah II and Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
ter is, a dream that the Israelis have, which is two states living side by side in peace," Bush told Abbas.
BBC News - May 18, 2008
US President George W Bush is holding further talks with Arab leaders in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on the final day of his Middle East tour.
He will meet Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad and Jordan's King Abdullah, but not Lebanon's PM as had been planned.
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WZTV - May 18, 2008
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - President Bush has encountered bitter Arab criticism over his peacemaking efforts during the final stop of his trip to the Middle East.
Bush is in Egypt where he's been meeting with leaders from a handful of Arab nations.
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RedOrbit - May 18, 2008
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt _ President Bush said Saturday that "it breaks my heart" that the Palestinian people have been unable to establish an independent homeland and he vowed anew to try to forge an Israeli-Palestinian agreement by year's end.
Bush's remarks from the sidelines of a regional economic conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, appeared aimed at Palestinians and other Arabs who consider the U.S. administration so staunch a supporter of Israel that it turns a blind eye to the human rights concerns of the Palestinians. Many also doubt Bush's commitment to the tough negotiations ahead if he's to succeed in helping to craft a deal in just seven months.
lace in the Palestinian territories," Bush added.
Washington Times - May 18, 2008
By Joshua Mitnick President Bush met this weekend with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (right) in Sharm el
Khabrein.info - May 18, 2008
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, May 17 (KUNA) - Visiting US President George W. Bush and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas mulled over here Saturday the latest Palestinian developments and an Egyptian-facilitated Palestinian-Israeli truce.
They also mulled over Bush's recent announcement in Israel that a viable Palestinian statehood would be the sole way to put an end to the sufferings and woes of the Palestinian people.
ocial and economic problems of the planet because representatives of both the most powerful economic organizations and the most powerful political organizations are present; intellectuals also participate; and there is a generally informal atmosphere encouraging wide-ranging debate.
Reuters UK - May 17, 2008
By Matt Spetalnick SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 18 (Reuters) - US President George W. Bush will try on Sunday to convince a sceptical Arab world that his
Xinhua - May 17, 2008
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Visiting US President George W. Bush on Saturday expressed his confidence on the objective to achieve a Middle
Voice of America - May 17, 2008
By VOA News US President George Bush says he remains committed to helping Israeli and Palestinian leaders reach a peace accord by the end of the year.
BBC News - May 17, 2008
US President George W Bush has arrived in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks with Arab leaders. Mr Bush will discuss the Middle East peace
The Associated Press - May 17, 2008
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt (AP) - President Bush pivoted to the Arab side of the Mideast peace dispute on Saturday, and got a far less glowing reception from his Egyptian host — a key player in the long-running fight — than he did in Israel earlier this week.
Bush opened two days of talks with a string of leaders in this Red Sea resort town by sitting down with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The two smiled and shook hands but said nothing to reporters.
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Monsters and Critics.com - May 17, 2008
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt - US President George Bush arrived in Egypt on Saturday and met with Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak on the last leg of a largely ceremonial tour of the Middle East.
In his meeting with Egyptian leaders in the Sharm el-Sheikh resort, Bush is unlikely to achieve much in areas he has been seeking to promote during his presidency: peace and democracy in the region.
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