USA: SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL MEETS PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER ABBAS FOR TALKS

Record ID: 645968

  • Title: USA: SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL MEETS PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER ABBAS FOR TALKS
  • Date: 25th July 2003
  • Summary: (W8) WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JULY 25, 2003) (REUTERS) SLV U.S. SECRETARY OF STATES COLIN POWELL GREETING PALESTINIAN PRIME MINISTER MAHMOUD ABBAS ON HIS ARRIVAL AT THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT AND WALKING INTO BUILDING (W8) WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (JULY 25, 2003) (REUTERS) VARIOUS, POWELL AND ABBAS SHAKING HANDS AHEAD OF THEIR TALKS
  • Embargoed: 9th August 2003 13:00
  • Keywords:
  • Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: General,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA5YMYV71IAGMWL2PXXSO52OTAA
  • Story Text: Wrapping up his first official visit to Washington, Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas has called on U.S.
    Secretary of State Colin Powell at the State Department on Friday (July 25, 2003).
    Earlier in the day, Abbas got a warm welcome from U.S.
    President George W. Bush at the White House, who praised his peacekeeping efforts.
    Abbas, better known as Abu Mazen, held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell at the State Department. Their meeting lasted about an hour and neither Powell nor Abbas took questions from reporters after their meeting.
    Abbas' trip to Washington marks a flurry of diplomatic efforts to help bolster the U.S.-backed road map to Middle East peace. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is scheduled to meet with Bush next week.
    Abbas has pressed for the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners and an end to work on the security fence Israel is building in the West Bank, as well as a halt to settlement activity.
    Bush called Israel's security fence "a problem," but did not endorse a blanket release of Palestinian prisoners, and pressed Abbas to crack down on Palestinian militants.
    The president also announced plans to boost economic cooperation with the Palestinian Authority.
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2015. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register