Officials from more than 40 countries will gather Tuesday in Annapolis, Md., for the first direct talks in seven years aimed at reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
U.S. President George W. Bush meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington ahead of the Annapolis summit.
(Omar Rashidi/Associated Press) U.S. President George W. Bush is scheduled to hold a three-way meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
The meeting comes a day after Bush warned both sides must make "difficult compromises" to achieve a lasting peace.
The two-day conference is the Bush administration's first foray into jumpstarting Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, which have been stalled since previous U.S.-brokered talks collapsed at Camp David in 2000.
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(Omar Rashidi/Associated Press)
The meeting comes a day after Bush warned both sides must make "difficult compromises" to achieve a lasting peace.
The two-day conference is the Bush administration's first foray into jumpstarting Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, which have been stalled since previous U.S.-brokered talks collapsed at Camp David in 2000.
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Why do you think President Bush is hosting these talks at this late stage in his presidency?
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