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Arab Leaders Reject Bush Invite to G8

HeadlineJun 09, 2004

At the G8 meetings in Georgia, a group of Arab leaders has rejected an invitation from President Bush to meet today for lunch with G8 leaders. Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Morocco all turned down the invitation. Morocco and Egypt claimed there were scheduling issues. The U.S. is trying to push the G8 to pass a measure calling for more democratic reforms in the Middle East.

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