Scott Mcclellan Holds White House News Briefing

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Scott Mcclellan Holds White House News Briefing

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WHITE HOUSE REGULAR NEWS BRIEFING, AS RELEASED BY THE WHITE HOUSE

APRIL 11, 2005

SPEAKER: SCOTT MCCLELLAN, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY

[*] MCCLELLAN: All right, let me -- I just came over here to kind of give a little bit more of a readout on the meeting and answer whatever questions you might have on it.

First of all, I would describe the meetings as very warm and friendly. They had a very warm and friendly visit, both during the meeting at the President's office, which you all covered afterwards, and then at the lunch, as well. And the focus, really, of the meeting was on how to move forward in the Middle East and how to make the Prime Minister's disengagement plan work. You heard some of the discussion during the Q&A with the pool. And you heard the President talk about the importance of Israelis and Palestinians coordinating on this effort.

And Prime Minister Sharon, as you heard in the remarks, made an offer to coordinate with the Palestinian leadership. ...

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