U.S. expects Blair to be named Middle East envoy
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The Bush administration expects Western powers to name Tony Blair as their Middle East envoy soon after he steps down as British prime minister on Wednesday, diplomats said.
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JERICHO, West Bank  - Middle East envoy Tony Blair, seeking to bolster Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts, said on Wednesday it was critical to expand the capabilities of Palestinian security forces.
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The United States will keep leading Middle East peace efforts with Tony Blair playing a complementary role as envoy to the Quartet of mediators, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair said he believes both Israelis and Palestinians want peace and a deal can be brokered by the end of this year.
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Middle East power brokers should appoint a special envoy to lay the groundwork for a Palestinian state, Washington said, amid reports Thursday that British Prime Minister Tony Blair will take up the job after he retires this month.
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Tony Blair is set to visit the Middle East today to help moves towards a new peace process.
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Western powers struggled on Tuesday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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The United States will keep leading  Middle East peace efforts with Tony Blair playing a  complementary role as envoy to the Quartet of mediators,  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.
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Western powers have agreed to name outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy, as a bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of Gaza, an official in Washington said on Tuesday.
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International Mideast negotiators on Tuesday searched for ways to revive peace talks after Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip, and U.S. officials said they were expected to name outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as a senior envoy.
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The Quartet of Mideast peacemakers meets Tuesday to assess the Israeli-Palestinian situation for the first time since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip, and U.S. officials said the group was expected to make Tony Blair its chief envoy.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will call on Wednesday for Middle East states to rein in what he calls the threat from Iran and to help advance peacemaking between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, flying to Washington on Thursday for talks with President Bush (website - news - bio) , said the international community must make peace in the Middle East its highest priority.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair,  who has pushed for progress on Middle East peace talks and is  one of the United States' closest allies, will meet with  President Bush next week, the White House said on Saturday.
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Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday that a two-state solution is the &quot;absolute priority&quot; to bring peace to the Middle East amid speculation he is to become an envoy to the region.
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Tony Blair has spoken to President Bush about a role as a Middle East envoy, a White House official says.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair, flying to Washington on Thursday for talks with President Bush, said the international community must make peace in the Middle East its highest priority.