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Middle East

Asked if there were any plans for a bilateral meeting with President Bush at Riga, the PMOS said that he was not aware of any plans.

Asked was that not curious, given the talks about Iraq the PMOS said no, as we were in regular contact with the Administration, and as people knew, the Prime Minister spoke regularly with the President via the video link.

Asked if the UK had played a role in facilitating the ceasefire in the Middle East, the PMOS replied that he was not aware of any direct role, but this was one of the things on which we had been working progressively behind the scenes. The PMOS said that he was not going to claim any direct role, but we positively welcomed the ceasefire.

Asked if the Prime Minister was planning a trip to the region before Christmas, the PMOS said that the Prime Minister’s plans remained as they were. The weekend’s developments encouraged us to believe that progress was possible. It was a very difficult situation, but there did seem to be a willingness to try and move things on, and the way in which the ceasefire had come about between Israel and Palestine was encouraging. However, as they had recognised, it was a situation which required both patience and determination, and we would do all we could to help them.

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