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Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Begin on Joint Document for Conference


[Reuters] Wafa Amr - Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are drafting a joint document for next month's U.S.-sponsored statehood conference. Both sides have agreed that formal talks on Palestinian statehood will not begin until after the conference, expected in late November in the Washington area. "The joint statement will address core issues. In a general way, it will show the points of accord that we hope will be the basis of negotiations in the future," Olmert spokeswoman Miri Eisin said. Briefing his cabinet ahead of its weekly meeting on Sunday, Olmert invoked the "road map," a U.S.-backed peace plan from 2003 that conditioned the creation of a Palestinian state on a series of mutual confidence-building measures including a Palestinian crackdown on armed anti-Israel factions. "Anything to do with implementing a (two-state) solution is predicated on making good on the road map, not just in terms of content but also of sequence," Olmert said.
2007-10-08 01:00:00
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