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Abbas to meet Bush in Washington, D.C. on April 23
Associated Press | 04.03.08

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is heading to Washington on April 23.

Abbas says he will meet with U.S. President George W. Bush in the American capital on that date. Last week, the White House disclosed it had invited Abbas to try to give Mideast peace talks a boost, but no firm date was given. On Wednesday in Cairo, Abbas announced the date.

The invitation followed U.S. Secretary of State's Condoleezza Rice's visit to the region this week, meant to propel efforts to reach an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord by the end of the year.

Peace talks were officially renewed in November at a U.S.-hosted conference in Annapolis, Maryland, but have been troubled since by violence in the Gaza Strip and contested Israeli construction projects.