Monday, March 5, 2012

Rice Vague on Mideast Peace Meeting

SHANNON, Ireland - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday a U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference this fall will confront "critical issues" in the six-decade conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, but she remained vague about what is on the agenda and who will attend.

"Nobody wants to have a meeting where people simply come and sit and talk and talk and talk," Rice said en route to a quick visit with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. "We want to advance the cause," of peace between enemies.

President Bush in July called for a new conference to break the deadlock in the Mideast peace process, but the lack of an official agenda, location and timing for the …

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