Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian
President Mahmoud Abbas will try to draw up an initial document of
understandings to present to Washington next month, Israeli media
reported on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas will try to draw up an initial document of understandings
to present to Washington next month, Israeli media reported on Sunday.
According to Reuters, Olmert and Abbas meet again in Jerusalem on
Sunday to with the aim of achieving a limited peace agreement before
President George Bush leaves office in January.
Mark Regev, a spokesman for Olmert, confirmed the Israeli leader
was pressing to reach a deal, but not necessarily by as soon as next
month. "We will continue all our efforts to reach an historic joint
Palestinian-Israeli agreement," Regev said. "I'm not
aware of a time limit."
Israel Radio said the two leaders may aim to take a limited deal to
Washington by next month so Bush can declare that an agreement in
principle has been reached. The Tel Aviv-based Haaretz newspaper
reported Olmert was interested in reaching a deal with the Palestinians
before he steps down next month.
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