Archive for July 26th, 2009
US steps up Middle East diplomacy
Washington appears to have stepped up diplomatic efforts in the Middle East, with a series of high-level meetings taking place in the region. Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, and George Mitchell, the Middle East envoy, were both in the region for meetings on Sunday. A delegation led by James Jones, the US president’s national security advisor, is also due in the region in the following days.
The broad diplomatic push is an effort by Barack Obama, the US president, to breathe life into faltering talks between Israel and the Palestinians, US officials said. Read More…
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