Olmert, Abbas to Meet at West Bank
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JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas agreed Sunday to hold their next meeting in the West Bank – their first in a Palestinian Arab town, an Abbas aide said.
“They have agreed to hold their next meeting in Jericho,” said Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, who participated in a Sunday meeting between the two leaders.
Mr. Olmert’s spokeswoman, Miri Eisin, said the next meeting would “probably” be in Jericho.
Under prodding by American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Messrs. Olmert and Abbas have agreed to meet every two weeks in hopes of paving the way for formal peace talks.
