Clinton to meet Abbas, Netanyahu in Middle East

Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:29am EDT

ISLAMABAD Oct 29 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas when she travels to the Middle East this weekend, a U.S. official said.

"She will have meetings in the region this weekend with President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters on Thursday during a trip to Pakistan.

"The specific date and location are still being worked." (Reporting by Andy Quinn, Editing by Alison Williams)

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