For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
March 26, 2004

President Bush to Welcome President of Egypt
Statement by the Press Secretary
Meeting with President Hosny Mubarak of Egypt

President Bush will welcome President Hosny Mubarak of Egypt to Crawford, Texas on April 12, 2004. The President looks forward to discussing with President Mubarak a wide range of bilateral and regional issues, including our common efforts to combat terrorism in the region and the world, our shared goal to see the spread of freedom and prosperity throughout the Middle East region, and our efforts to achieve a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

As announced today, the President will also be meeting in April with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel and King Abdullah of Jordan in a series of consultations that the President will be holding with key Middle East leaders.

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