Comment Of Sen. Patrick Leahy

(D-Vt., Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee’s

Subcommittee On State Department And Foreign Operations)

On The Opening Dinner Monday Night

For The Annapolis Talks On Mideast Peace

Monday, Nov. 26, 2007

 

The President has one year left in his term.  Few steps would mean more to the security of the United States and to world peace and stability than would real progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  I commend the President for these efforts to find solutions.

 

The issues involved are difficult, but any time spent toward resolving them is constructive.  That is why I was glad to accept the invitation to join President Bush and Secretary Rice in this evening’s opening of the Annapolis peace process meetings.

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