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Jordan king in private meeting with Bush
President George W. Bush opened two days of Middle East diplomacy yesterday, welcoming Jordan's King Abdullah II to the White House for a brief breakfast meeting.
- AP
- Published: 00:31 April 24, 2008
Washington: President George W. Bush opened two days of Middle East diplomacy yesterday, welcoming Jordan's King Abdullah II to the White House for a brief breakfast meeting.
The king arrived and left within the span of an hour. The White House said it was a private meeting of the two leaders, and there were no immediate details of their talks.
The Jordanian Embassy said King Abdullah came to Washington at Bush's invitation to discuss negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis, the latest developments in the Middle East and ties between the United States and Jordan.
The next step comes today when Bush meets with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Bush hopes to achieve some sort of peace deal between the Palestinians and Israel before leaving office in January. The White House meetings are a prelude to next month's trip by Bush to the Middle East to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of Israel. He also is expected to visit Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
The administration is hoping it can arrange a peace summit during the visit, perhaps at Sharm Al Shaikh, where Bush is now set to see Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
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