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U.S. ready to seek lasting peace between Israelis, Palestinians, says Obama

Other News Materials 2 September 2010 03:27 (UTC +04:00)
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that the United States is ready to seek a lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, adding that direct talks are the "only path to lasting peace" in the Middle East, Xinhua reported.
U.S. ready to seek lasting peace between Israelis, Palestinians, says Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that the United States is ready to seek a lasting peace between the Israelis and Palestinians, adding that direct talks are the "only path to lasting peace" in the Middle East, Xinhua reported.

The president made the remarks as he was delivering a statement to the press in Rose Garden, which borders the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House.

The U.S. government will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for direct negotiations starting on Sept. 2, the first direct talks between the two sides in about 20 months.

Since he took office in early 2009, Obama has made the Middle East peace process one of his top diplomatic priorities, as his administration believes solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict concerns the national interests of the United States. 

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