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Article: Remarks Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister Ehud Barak of Israel and Foreign Minister Farouk al-Shara of Syria.(Brief Article)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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- December 20, 1999
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December15, 1999
Middle East Peace Process
The President. Good morning. It is an honor, to welcome Prime Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Shara, and the members of the Israeli and Syrian delegations here to the White House.
When the history of this century is written, some of its most illustrious chapters will be the stories of men and women who put old rivalries and conflicts behind them and looked ahead to peace and reconciliation for their children. What we are witnessing today is not yet peace, and getting there will require bold thinking and hard choices. But today is a big step along that path.
Prime Minister Barak and Foreign ...