Secretary of State Colin L. Powell traveled to the Middle East and Europe from April 8 to 17, 2002. The trip will take the Secretary to Morocco, Egypt, Spain, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Jerusalem.
In Morocco the Secretary met with King Mohamed and then on to Egypt to consult with President Mubarak. In Madrid, the Secretary will be participating in the semi-annual U.S. - European Union ministerial meeting. He will be consulting with his E.U. counterparts about the war on terrorism, issues on the U.S. - E.U. agenda and on our international diplomatic cooperation. The Secretary will also conduct bilateral meetings with Spanish leaders. In preparation for the President's summit visit to Russia in May, the Secretary plans to meet in Madrid with Russian Federation Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov .
In Jordan on April 11, the Secretary met with King Abdullah II. In Jerusalem April 12, Secretary Powell met with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon and Foreign Minister Peres. On Sunday April 14, he met with Chairman Yasser Arafat.
Secretary Powell will be traveling to Beirut, Lebanon and Damascus, Syria April 15 for discussions of another situation of urgent and serious concern: firing across the UN line at Israel's northern border. He will return to Jerusalem Monday evening.
Secretary of State Powell will meet with Prime Minister Sharon late tomorrow afternoon. We are also making arrangements to meet with Chairman Arafat on Wednesday morning.
Remarks by Secretary Powell
04/17/2002: Remarks at David Citadel Hotel
04/16/2002: Remarks before meeting with Peace Coalition Members
04/16/2002: Remarks before meeting with Palestinian Civil Society Representatives
04/15/2002: Remarks On Board Plane en route Tel Aviv
04/15/2002: Remarks upon arrival in Damascus
04/15/2002: Remarks with Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri
04/15/2002: Remarks with Lebanese Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud
04/14/2002: Statement after meeting with Chairman Arafat
04/14/2002: Remarks at top of meeting with Israeli President Moshe Katzav
04/13/2002: Statement on Humanitarian Assistance to Palestinian People
04/13/2002: Remarks before meeting with Non-Governmental Organizations
04/12/2002: Remarks in Safed
04/12/2002: Remarks with Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres
04/12/2002: Remarks with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
04/11/2002: Remarks with Jordanian Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher
04/11/2002: Remarks with Russian Foreign Minister of Igor Ivanov
04/10/2002: Remarks with Spanish Foreign Minister Pique
04/10/2002: Joint Press Conference with EU, Russian and UN Officials
04/09/2002: Press Briefing On Board Plane en rout Madrid
