U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders to the White House in the coming weeks for separate talks in a bid to promote the Middle East peace process, the White House said on Tuesday.
"Following on the successful meeting with King Abdullah of Jordan, the president has invited other key partners in the effort to achieve a comprehensive peace in the Middle East to the White House in the coming weeks," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters.
"With each of them (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak) the president will discuss ways the United States can strengthen and deepen our partnerships with them, as well as the steps all parties must take to help achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians and between Israel and the Arab States," Gibbs said.
"We are actively working to finalize dates for the visits," the spokesman said.