Secretary Rice To Travel to Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, Amman, and Berlin

Secretary Rice To Travel to Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, Amman, and Berlin

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories, Amman, and Berlin February 16 - 22, 2007. She will hold bilateral meetings with both Israeli and Palestinian leaders,

as well as a trilateral meeting with President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert on February 19. In Amman Secretary Rice will meet with the King Abdullah of Jordan and other members of the Jordanian government.

In addition to a meeting of the Quartet in Berlin, Secretary Rice will meet with Foreign Minister Steinmeier and Chancellor Merkel. The Quartet will discuss the recent agreement reached by the Palestinian government in Saudi Arabia and the next steps in the implementing the Road Map.

2007/096, Released on February 12, 2007, Press Statement, Sean McCormack, Spokesman, Washington, DC. February 12, 2007

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