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25 April 2008
Rice to Travel to Europe, the Middle East May 1-5

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
April 25, 2008

STATEMENT BY SEAN MCCORMACK, SPOKESMAN

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Travel to Europe and the Middle East

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to the United Kingdom, Israel, and the West Bank from May 1 to May 5.

In London, she will meet with the Quartet to discuss progress in peace talks since December.  She will also participate in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee to discuss donor efforts and encourage others to follow through on their pledges of assistance to the Palestinian Authority from the December 2007 Paris Donors’ Conference.  The Secretary will also participate in a P5+1 meeting on Iran and discuss Kosovo with European colleagues.  She will meet separately with UK Foreign Minister Miliband and Quartet Envoy Blair.

In Israel and the West Bank, she will meet with senior Israeli and Palestinian officials to discuss progress made on the ground and in the peace process, the situation in Gaza, and the effort underway to achieve agreement this year on the establishment of a Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel in peace and security.

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