WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: President Clinton plans to attend Monday's Middle East talks in Egypt. Earlier Saturday, the president said there should be no illusions about the difficult work which lies ahead. CNN White House correspondent Kelly Wallace is traveling with the president.</s>KELLY WALLACE, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): A weary-looking President Clinton commended Mid-East leaders for agreeing to the emergency summit, but said getting back to the peace table won't be easy.</s>WILLIAM J. CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We should be under no illusions. The good news is the parties have agreed to meet, and the situation appears to be calmer. But the path ahead is difficult.</s>WALLACE: Mr. Clinton said he hopes the summit accomplishes four goals: stopping the bloodshed, restoring calm, creating a fact- finding commission to investigate the violence, and paving the way for a resumption in negotiations. And until the leaders meet face-to- face, the president appeals for a cease-fire.</s>CLINTON: We expect that both parties will do all in their power to cease hostilities and halt the violence.</s>WALLACE: Mr. Clinton left Washington for a scaled-back trip to raise money for Democrats. He asked supporters in Denver to pray for the sailors killed on the USS Cole and for the Middle East peace process.</s>CLINTON: We're going to try to find a way to get the parties to agree to end violence and get back to the hard business of making peace.</s>WALLACE: To prepare for the summit, CNN has learned U.S. officials are working on a joint declaration condemning the violence without assigning blame for now and are putting together compromise proposal to satisfy Israeli and Palestinian demands for the fact- finding commission. This summer, Mr. Clinton thought a peace deal was within reach when he brought the parties together at Camp David. (on camera): Now, administration officials concede the president's best hope before leaving office may be getting the parties talking to each other and trusting each other once again. Kelly Wallace, CNN, Denver.
President Enters Summit With Modest Goals for Israelis, Palestinians