Bush offers $190m to Abbas govt

Updated: 20:32, Monday, 16 July 2007

US President George W Bush has offered new US support for the government of the Palestinian President, Mahmound Abbas.

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Mahmoud Abbas
President Bush offering $190m to his government

US President George W Bush has offered new US support for the government of the Palestinian President, Mahmound Abbas.

He said the US would give $190m in aid to the Palestinian government this year and would convene an international meeting to restart peace talks with Israel.

President Bush said Palestinians could follow the vision of Mr Abbas and establish a state of their own in the West Bank and Gaza, or they could choose the extremist vision of Hamas.

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