Blair, Bush Consult Middle East Policy

World | November 12, 2004, Friday // 00:00

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has sought consensus with US President George Bush to make the Middle East peace process an urgent priority, exploring whether the death of Yasser Arafat offers new avenues for restarting Israeli-Palestinian talks. The two leaders met over dinner at the White House on Thursday in an informal start of two-day talks about the pending elections in Iraq, Iran's nuclear ambitions, the transatlantic relations and the Middle East. Blair has publicly declared that he is seeking a renewed US commitment to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The death of Palestinian leader Arafat on Thursday has created what many see as an opportunity to renew efforts in that direction.

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