Abbas to ask Bush for clarifications on peace plan

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Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday he would press President Bush for political and economic support, and an explanation of how Washington intends to pursue Middle East peace after Israel's Gaza pullout.

The Palestinian leader, who heads to Washington in what would be his first official visit to the White House on Thursday, made his comments after returning from a meeting with world leaders, including Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

"We will ask Bush for a clear American position over the implementation of the road map after the withdrawal from Gaza," he told reporters in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

"We want two basic issues. We want him to give us political support and economic support that was promised by Congress because our people are in dire need of it," Abbas said.



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