Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: "I will ask President Mubarak for more efforts and I will thank him for what he is doing to protect the peace process," Arafat told reporters before heading into talks with the Egyptian leader at the Ittihadiya presidential palace outside Cairo. The Palestinian president said he will discuss with Mubarak ways of "saving" the peace process from collapse because of Israel's "persistence in violating the accords which were signed."

said