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May 13, 2007

Cheney in Egypt for Talks on Iraq
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1774679:A6F02AD83191E160A586CAD18BFE08459574F7DCC14957C0 Dick Cheney tours
Middle East seeking international support for efforts to stabilize
Iraq





Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meets with US Vice President
Dick Cheney in Cairo, 13 May 2007Vice President Dick Cheney is in
Egypt Sunday for talks expected to focus on helping Iraq.

Cheney arrived from an overnight stay at the Jordanian Red Sea resort
of Aqaba after a stop in Saudi Arabia Saturday.

The Vice President and King Abdullah met for four hours, including
dinner, at the Saudi royal palace in the northern city of Tabuk. No
details of the talks were released, and there was no mention of the
monarch's recent sharp criticism of the U.S. military presence in
Iraq.

Cheney is on a Middle East tour seeking international support for
efforts to stabilize Iraq.

His discussions with Middle East leaders also have been aimed at
countering what he calls Iran's move to dominate the region.

Cheney also was in Abu Dhabi Saturday for talks with the United Arab
Emirates president Sheik Khalifa bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan.

A senior American official in the vice president's party says UAE
officials pledged to help support the Iraqi government.

During his Middle East visits, Cheney has pledged the United States
and other nations will stand together to stop Iran from getting
nuclear weapons and dominating the Middle East. Iran denies it is
trying to develop nuclear weapons.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP.




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