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At their next meeting, Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will begin tackling the core issues that need to be resolved for a peace treaty, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced Sunday.
During a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas said that teams headed by ex-Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qurei and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will begin discussion of six issues: Jerusalem, Israeli West Bank settlements, Palestinian refugees, borders, security and water resources.
"If we reach an agreement on all these issues, then we can say that we have reached a final agreement," Abbas said, adding that a peace treaty must resolve disputes over all the issues.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev confirmed that the negotiating teams would meet Monday, and that they received a mandate to begin discussions on the core issues.
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During a speech in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas said that teams headed by ex-Palestinian negotiator Ahmed Qurei and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will begin discussion of six issues: Jerusalem, Israeli West Bank settlements, Palestinian refugees, borders, security and water resources.
"If we reach an agreement on all these issues, then we can say that we have reached a final agreement," Abbas said, adding that a peace treaty must resolve disputes over all the issues.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev confirmed that the negotiating teams would meet Monday, and that they received a mandate to begin discussions on the core issues.
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