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RABAT, April 13 (KUNA) -- US Envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell
arrived here Monday on a two-day state visit, the first leg of a tour to the
Mideast region.
Mithcell is due to meet senior Moroccan officials including foreign
minister Taieb Fassi Fihri.
Mitchell's trip to the region is yet another bid to overcome stalemate in
Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
Mitchell, accompanied by deputy assistant secretary for near east David
Hale, will be meeting top officials in Israel, Palestinian territories, Egypt
and the Gulf during his week-long trip.
Earlier in Washington, a US official said that Mitchell's trip aimed at
advancing the goal of the two-state solution and comprehensive peace in the
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