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U.S.-sponsored Mideast summit:Monday
Friday, November 23, 2007 | 02:47 PM ET
Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations will attend next week's Middle East summit in Maryland, fulfilling a key U.S. goal to garner strong Arab support for reviving stalled peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
Along with Israeli and Palestinian officials, the U.S. State Department has invited delegates from more than 40 countries — including Canada — to attend the three-day conference aimed at springboarding the two sides to a final peace agreement.
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said that the meeting must deal with core issues, such as final borders of a Palestinian state, the status of Jerusalem and the fate of Palestinian refugees.
Israel said it welcomed the Saudis' decision to attend the talks.
"We hope this is only the beginning and that we will see greater and broader Arab involvement in the peace process," Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said Friday.
Will this summit have any more chance of success than past summits?
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