U.S. seeks swift deal on Blair as Middle East envoy
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The Bush administration expects  Western powers to agree 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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Tony Blair said Tuesday he is ready to help bring about a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian issue, amid claims he is to become an envoy to the region after stepping down as British prime minister.
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Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet former British prime minister Tony Blair here Thursday, with the focus on his role as their new special envoy against a backdrop of a renewed US push for peace.
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Tony Blair is seeking a broader role as Middle East envoy that would give him more direct involvement in peacemaking, expanding the limited mandate world powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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Prime Minister, Tony Blair is flying to Washington this week for talks with President George W Bush. The Middle East peace process is likely to be high on the agenda following Mr Bush&#39;s victory in the US presidential election.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair will seek a U.N. resolution to resolve the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas during talks with President Bush in Washington, his spokesman said Friday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair spent his last full day in office Tuesday facing growing speculation that he will be named as an envoy to the Middle East.
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Palestinian negotiators have called on the Middle East Quartet to give the grouping&#39;s new envoy, Tony Blair, a wider role that included the responsibility for policing Israeli obligations, The Guardian reported on Thursday.
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The United States is resisting pressure from Europe to expand the mandate of new Middle East quartet envoy Tony Blair as it tries to preserve its control over the Israel-Palestinian dossier.
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The Bush administration is laying the groundwork for an announcement of Tony Blair as special Middle East envoy for Palestinian governance and economic issues after he steps down as Britain's prime minister, following two months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, according to U.S. officials.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Monday kicked off his first visit to the Middle East as the international community's new envoy to the region, hoping to add new momentum to fledgling peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.
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The four major international players in the Middle East peace process will this week confirm outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair as their envoy, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Tony Blair said on Tuesday he saw "a sense of possibility" in the Middle East in his first visit to the region as an international envoy but cautioned against expecting any peace breakthrough soon.
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Leaders of the Middle East Quartet were to meet former prime minister Tony Blair Thursday, with the focus on his role as their new special envoy against a backdrop of a renewed US push for peace.
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Middle East would top the agenda of British Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s upcoming trip to the United States as Blair is trying to revive the peace process in the region, Downing Street said on Monday.
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Major Western powers met on Tuesday to define the role outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair could play as their Middle East envoy in a bid to revive peace prospects after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.
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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 Prime Minister Tony Blair will take up the job after he retires this month.