Article: Lebanese prime minister says he would consider peace conference

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Dateline: WASHINGTON A day before meeting with President George W. Bush, Lebanon's prime minister said he would welcome an international peace conference on the Middle East if it would lead to a comprehensive solution of the Arab-Israeli conflict.

"If (we) really want to see the peace taking place in the region, we have to include Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinians as well," Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said Tuesday on PBS television's "NewsHour With Jim Lehrer."

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon proposed the conference to Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday, and Powell discussed it with Lebanese and Syrian leaders in visits to their ...

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