Bush tells Mubarak he is keen to reach a peaceful solution to Iraqi issue

The White House announced that US President George W Bush asserted in a telephone conversation with President Mubarak during his visit to Morocco he hopes that the Iraqi issue would be solved peacefully.

Ari Fleischer the White House spokesman said the main goal of the United States is to dismantle Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

He said Presidents Mubarak and Bush exchanged views on efforts aimed at reaching a peaceful solution to the Palestinian Israeli conflict, and the mission by William Burns the assistant Secretary of State to the region to reach an agreement on the road map for achieving peace in the Middle East.