AFP
Bush to meet Karzai, Iraqi leaders on Mideast tour

Wed May 7, 5:08 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush will hold separate, bilateral meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Iraqi leaders during his May 13-18 trip to the Middle East, a top White House aide said Wednesday.

The meeting with Karzai will take place May 17, when Bush is in Egypt to attend the World Economic Forum on the Middle East at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, said US national security advisor Stephen Hadley.

Bush will also have lunch with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and will meet with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

The following day, Bush will meet with Iraq's Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Ahmed Saleh.

Also on May 18, Bush will hold separate meetings with Jordan's King Abdullah II, Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad and Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, Hadley said.

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