US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begins a visit to Palestine and Israel June 18 to give a push to the Middle East peace process, reports Xinhua.
Two senior US officials will visit the West Bank to pave the way for Rice's visit, Palestinian official sources said Sunday.
US Deputy National Security Advisor Eliot Abrams and Deputy Secretary of State for Near East David Welch would arrive in Ramallah Tuesday to meet officials for discussions over the agenda of Rice's visit.
The two US officials will also hold talks with both Israelis and Palestinians to iron out differences on the proposed Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the northern West Bank, added the sources.
Under the "disengagement plan", due to be launched in mid-August, Israel will pullout more than 8,500 settlers living in 21 settlements as well as troops from the Gaza Strip that was occupied by Israel in the 1967 war.
Rice's visit comes just days before a second summit between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon slated for June 21.
The two leaders met Feb. 8 at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh and agreed on a ceasefire to halt the more than four-year-old violence.
Israel denies unilateral move to attack Iran
Publish Date : 2/26/2007 9:01:00 AM
Israel has denied that it is negotiating with the US over a unilateral strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
79 killed, 190 wounded in Baghdad blasts
Publish Date : 1/17/2007 9:03:00 AM
At least 79 Iraqis were killed and 190 wounded in four separate blasts in Baghdad Tuesday, Iraqi police said.
North Iraq suicide attack kills 18`
Publish Date : 6/15/2005 6:39:00 AM
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a bank in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk Tuesday, killing 18 people and wounding 53, reports Xinhua.
India, Iran sign heads of agreement on gas pipeline
Publish Date : 6/15/2005 5:29:00 AM
Iran and India have signed a "heads of agreement" for their ambitious pipeline project designed to transport...
After Everest, Iranian heroine eyes poles
Publish Date : 6/15/2005 4:38:00 AM
On May 30, Iranian Farkhondeh Sadegh along with compatriot Laleh Keshavarz added a new chapter to the history of mountaineering and of Islamic culture ....
Eight killed in Iranian blasts
Publish Date : 6/13/2005 7:09:00 AM
At least eight people were killed and dozens of others injured in four bomb blasts in Iran Sunday, days ahead of the country's presidential elections,...
Iraqi Kurds elect first regional president
Publish Date : 6/13/2005 6:58:00 AM
Massoud Barzani, Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) chief, was Sunday elected the first president of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, reports Xinhua.
Condoleezza Rice to visit Middle East June 18
Publish Date : 6/13/2005 6:48:00 AM
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begins a visit to Palestine and Israel June 18 to give a push to the Middle East peace process, reports Xinhua.
Tata Steel ventures into Iran
Publish Date : 6/13/2005 6:27:00 AM
Tata Steel will help Iran establish a 1.5 mtpa (million tonnes per annum) steel slab making facility, a 1.5 mtpa steel billet making capacity...
Agencies for Gulf jobs to be reined in: Chandy
Publish Date : 6/12/2005 6:55:00 AM
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday vowed stern action against employment agencies that cheat job seekers to the Gulf.
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