Camp David, Mar 27: The United States will soon release a roadmap towards peace between Israel and the Palestinians, President George W Bush said today. Bush reiterated in a press conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he had a vision for middle east peace, though critics have said he is unwilling to invest presidential prestige in the crisis. “Soon we will release the road map that is designed to help turn that vision into reality bush said, but he did not specify exactly when the plan would be published. “Both America and great Britain are strongly committed to implementing that roadmap” he said.
The road map, created by the diplomatic quartet of the United States, Russia, the United Nations and the European Union, lays out steps to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and create a Palestinian state by 2005.


Earlier this month, Bush promised to release the long-delayed road map for peace as soon as a Palestinian prime minister with real powers was confirmed in office.

Officials said they were pleased with Palestinian reform efforts, particularly the naming of a prime minister, and signalled they would press Israel hard to accept the long-delayed roadmap.

Bureau Report