The White House confirmed on Tuesday that U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here on Friday.
"President Bush will welcome Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas to the White House on Friday, December 19th," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters.
It was generally believed that the scheduled summit will be a farewell one, during which the two leaders are expected to discuss the status of Middle East peace efforts since Israeli-Palestinian talks were relaunched at a conference in Annapolis, Maryland in November 2007.
It was reported earlier that Abbas will fly on to Moscow on December 22 for talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
In November 2007, Bush convened a summit of Palestinian Authorities and Israeli leaders in Annapolis to launch a new round of peace talks.
However, the White House announced early last month that there will be no Middle East peace pact on President Bush's watch due to disagreements on the most divisive issues and escalating violence in the region.
Source:Xinhua
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