Blair pushes for revival of peace process during dinner with Bush

The Independent
By Andrew Grice, Political Editor
12 November 2004


Tony Blair called on US President George Bush to ensure real progress on the Middle East peace process within six months last night.

Labour ministers, frustrated by the President's failure to move on the Middle East in his first term, are hopeful that Yasser Arafat's death will kickstart the peace process.

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said yesterday that Mr Arafat's death heralded "a new era". The spokesman said that, while Britain had not hidden its differences with him, Mr Arafat had helped to establish the vision of a two-state solution. "The important thing is to move forward and implement that vision," he said.

Mr Blair became the first foreign leader to meet the newly-elected President when he arrived in Washington last night and, at a one-to-one dinner, the Prime Minister sought a firm commitment from Mr Bush that he would throw his administration's full weight behind a renewed drive to resolve the Palestinian question.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=582061

Professor 2

about ex-Ambassador FARISH who was kicked out of the UK in July this year without a word.....to be replaced by who.....?????
Ann Coulter (2/1 fav)
Asscroft (5/2)
Pat Robertson (3/1)
Neil Bush (5/1).............
?

why is blair meeting with bush the UK hates bush..hes not going to get re-elected and then he will kick himself in the ass wont he


but im glad to see they could sit down and have a beer:toast:

bush does what he wants, when he wants, and could give a fu** about Blair. bush is god. blair was at breakfast to eat bush's ass.

We should be afraid of events like these. It's how the Iraq war started. This one was either about Syria or Iran. Probably Iran.