Israeli, Palestinian negotiation teams to meet on Tuesday
Source: Haaretz
The Israeli and Palestinian negotiating teams will meet on Tuesday in Jerusalem for a sixth round of talks since the resumption of the peace process in July, a senior Israeli official told Haaretz.
On Sunday, Israel Radio quoted senior Palestinian officials as saying that the night before Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who is leading the talks on behalf of the government, had met secretly with chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.
The talks are taking place under a heavy veil of secrecy, with mainly the Israeli side refusing to provide even the smallest detail about the content of the meetings, either before or after they take place. On Monday, too, Livni’s bureau declined to comment on Tuesday’s meeting.
Senior Israeli officials said that the talks currently focus on whether the 1967 border, with territorial exchanges, will be officially recognized as the basis for future agreement. The parties are also trying to reach an agreement on order of the outstanding issues to be addressed. Israel is demanding that talks first be held about security arrangements, and only afterward about borders. The Palestinians are demanding that talks be held about both simultaneously.
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