Malaysian premier writes to Bush ahead of OIC meet

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Malaysian premier writes to Bush ahead of OIC meet

KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has written to U.S. President George Bush and key world leaders ahead of a meeting of Islamic countries to discuss violence in Iraq and Palestinian territories.

Malaysia, which chairs the 57-nation Organisation of the Islamic Conference, has brought forward a meeting of OIC foreign ministers to April 22 from May 4 at the request of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.

"I've sent letters to President Bush and to leaders of the Permanent Five of the United Nations on the subject of Iraq," Abdullah told reporters on Saturday after a public function.

"I have also sent letters to President Bush and others that make up the Group of Four responsible for the Palestinian 'road-map' or peace plan," he added.

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