Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he is to travel to Washington for a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush on July 25, as part of efforts to push ahead with the internationally-brokered road map for Middle East peace. Abbas has yet to receive an invitation to the White House.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Information Minister Nabil Amr said he was working to extend the June 29 cease-fire, and urged Israel to strengthen the truce by softening its demand that the Palestinians quickly disarm resistance groups, releasing Palestinian prisoners, dismantling settlement outposts and taking other steps.
"We have a plan to transform the [cease-fire] from a limited one to one that is for an indefinite period of time," he told The Associated Press. (Albawaba.com)
