For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 24, 2004
Statement by the Press Secretary
President Bush Invites Leaders from the Greater Middle East to the
G-8
Summit in Sea Island
President Bush has invited the leaders of Afghanistan, Algeria,
Bahrain, Jordan, and Yemen to meet with G-8 leaders on June 9, 2004, in
Sea Island, Georgia.
He looks forward to a discussion of how the G-8 can support
political, economic, and social freedom in the greater Middle East.
The President hopes that these leaders will discuss their efforts to
pursue democracy and reform in their countries.
The President anticipates that the G-8 will respond to calls for
reform from the region with offers of concrete support that will help
reformers implement their plans.
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