6 U.S. Senators Plan Trip to Middle East
Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole said Wednesday that he and five other senators will visit Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Israel next week to discuss Middle East peace prospects.
“My message will be--let’s get some peace in the Middle East,” Dole said in a statement. “Everywhere else in the world, peace is breaking out except in this troubled region. We want to see more progress, and we want to see more talking and negotiating.”
Joining Dole on the trip will be fellow Republicans Alan K. Simpson of Wyoming, James A. McClure of Idaho, Charles E. Grassley of Iowa and Frank H. Murkowski of Alaska. Ohio Democrat Howard M. Metzenbaum will also make the trip.
Dole, who is from Kansas, said the contingent is scheduled to meet with President Hafez Assad of Syria, King Hussein of Jordan, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, Israeli leaders Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Shamir and moderate Palestinian leaders.
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