PM Sharon to receive enthusiastic UN reception

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PM Sharon to receive enthusiastic UN reception
Haaretz
Aluf Benn and Shlomo Shamir
September 14, 2005

The future of the Gaza Strip under Palestinian rule will be the focus of the meeting between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President George Bush, which will take place on Wednesday at the sidelines of World Summit 2005 at the headquarters of the United Nations.

Sharon arrived in New York Tuesday to attend the General Assembly, which marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations. He will attend the opening session, join the group photo of world leaders, and take part in the discussion, chaired by Bush, on the advance of democracy.

Sharon will give his speech before the GA on Thursday, and will meet with a long list of world leaders, headed by Bush. The American president will be at the UN for one day only, and Sharon will be one of the few leaders on his meeting schedule.

According to a source in Sharon's entourage, Bush asked to meet with Sharon as part of his expression of deep admiration for the way in which the disengagement was carried out, and for the way Sharon lived up to his commitments.

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