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Cheney set for Mideast trip
US Vice-President Dick Cheney is set to begin Sunday a Middle East trip that includes visits to Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Oman.
- Agencies
- Published: 14:38 March 16, 2008
Washington: US Vice-President Dick Cheney is set to begin Sunday a Middle East trip that includes visits to Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Oman.
An Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, high oil prices and concern of Iran's rising influence will be high on the agenda of the 10-day trip.
Cheney's visit coincides with the fifth anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq.
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