Condoleeza Rice Is Interviewed by Arab Journalists
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Condoleeza Rice Is Interviewed by Arab Journalists
SECRETARY RICE IS INTERVIEWED BY ARAB JOURNALISTS, AS RELEASED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
MARCH 1, 2005SPEAKER: CONDOLEEZZA RICE, U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE[*] RICE: All right. I will not start out with any comments so that we can have major -- our major time for questions and discussion. Do you want to start off? QUESTION: Sure. Thank you very much again for making time to see us and we really appreciate it. I would like to ask you about your views of the political reforms in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. You have come to visit the region this week. The G-8-Arab League meeting was canceled as well. How do you view the reforms there and are you willing to back your demands for these reforms by action? Will cutting down the aid will be an option, or what? RICE: Let me start by saying that there was to be a G-8 meeting, G-8-Arab League meeting, and when that meeting was postponed I thought it better to postpone my trip at this point, and then I'll go back to the region when I can have an opportunity to do a variety of things. And I look forward to that and I hope that will be fairly soon. As to the specific circumstances in Egypt, I do think that the m...See the full content of this document
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