Bush May Call for Major European Role in Post-Arafat Peace Effort
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President Bush is expected to call on Europe to assume a key role in helping the new Palestinian leadership build and support institutions and prepare for negotiations
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President Bush yesterday signaled deeper US engagement in Middle East peace efforts, saying he sees an &quot;opening for peace&quot; now that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is near death.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration is preparing with European allies to help the Palestinian Authority organize January elections and improve its security forces to crack down on terrorism, US officials and diplomats said yesterday.
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As Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush raised hopes yesterday for a Middle East peace and the creation of an independent Palestinian state within four years, suggesting that years of distrust and frustration could be altered by the change of
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WASHINGTON (CP) - President George W. Bush and his staunch Iraq ally, Britain's Tony Blair, presented a united front Friday on enlisting Europe's help for a new push to establish a peaceful Palestinian state.
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The death and legacy of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat dominate today&#39;s European papers. Some hold out the hope that his passing will provide a new impetus for peace in the Middle East, while others are
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Perhaps through his death, Yasser Arafat has created a new opportunity for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. As the former Palestinian leader was buried on Friday, President Bush and British Prime Minister
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President Bush has a historic chance for coming up with a new peace plan based on the principles enshrined in the Oslo Accords. It is time also for Palestinians to unite behind a new leadership and stop the
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BRUSSELS - US President George W Bush will visit Europe in February to hold talks with European leaders on ways to improve transatlantic relations following the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday.
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- US President George W. Bush is expected to meet with NATO and European Union leaders in February in an effort to mend trans-Atlantic relations that have been strained by the war in Iraq, officials say.
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U.S. President George W. Bush called on Monday for a Middle East peace conference bringing together Israel, the Palestinians and some Arab neighbors and led by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush offered a powerful incentive to Palestinians yesterday to rally behind a moderate leadership, signaling the promise of US reengagement and a new opening for peace following Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death.
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President George W. Bush on Friday promised to mobilise international efforts to create an independent, democratic and viable Palestinian state at peace with Israel in the wake of the death of Yasser Arafat.
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The Bush administration is reaching  out to European allies for a possible new push for peace in the  Middle East if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is replaced by  more moderate leaders, U.S. and diplomatic sources said on  Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush wants to strengthen ties with Europe and believes if they work together, there&#39;s a &quot;great chance&quot; of creating a Palestinian state and peace in the Middle East within four years.
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President Bush on Friday set a  four-year goal of seeing a Palestinian state established and he  and British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to mobilize  international support to help make it happen now that Yasser  Arafat is dead.
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European Union foreign ministers were set to push on Friday for a revival of the Middle East peace process and discuss how the bloc could play a greater role in peace-brokering moves.