US to host West Asia peace conf on Nov 27
Washington,
Nov
21:
The
United
States
announced
it
will
host
a
West
Asia
peace
conference
on
November
27
in
Annapolis,
Maryland
that
Washington
hopes
will
launch
formal
negotiations
to
create
a
Palestinian
state.
In addition to Israel and the Palestinians, the United States has invited a group of key Arab states including Syria and Saudi Arabia to the meeting to be held at the US Naval Academy, US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said.
Reuters
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Story first published: Wednesday, November 21, 2007, 9:41 [IST]