Mideast talks close; leaders agree to meet every two weeks

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I wonder if any rethugs voiced their displeasure at this. Wait for it.


Mideast talks close; leaders agree to meet every two weeks
By Sam Youngman - 09/02/10 04:05 PM ET


Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas agreed to meet again in about two weeks as the first round of peace talks in nearly two years concluded Thursday at the State Department.

With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton guiding the two leaders, Abbas and Netanyahu agreed to a wide range of issues,

The parties agreed to meet in the region Sept. 14-15, and roughly every two weeks thereafter. Netanyahu and Abbas also agreed to condemn violence in the region, pursue a two-state solution and begin working on achieving a framework agreement for the permanent status of Israel and Palestine, said George Mitchell, President Obama’s envoy to the region.

“The purpose of a framework agreement will be to establish the fundamental compromises necessary to enable them to flesh out and complete a comprehensive treaty that will end the conflict and establish a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians,” Mitchell said.

In addition to meetings with Clinton and delegations from all three sides, Abbas and Netanyahu met one-on-one on Thursday.

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