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WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will give new focus to reviving talks between Israelis and Palestinians, the State Department said.
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Rice will visit the region next year to work toward the resumption of talks between the parties, USA Today reported Friday.
"You are going to see her devote a tremendous amount of energy and ... focus to create conditions" allowing the recommencement of peace talks, McCormack said.
The announcement came one day after James Baker and Lee Hamilton, co-leaders of the Iraq Study Group, recommended that the White House work toward helping to resolve the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, as the ongoing struggle makes stability in Iraq more difficult to obtain.
"We need to improve things for the United States in the Middle East generally," said Baker.
Hamilton, a former chairman of the House International Relations Committee, said Arab-Israeli peace would improve U.S. "standing and credibility" throughout the region.
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