Rice says Israel ready to talk peace fundamentals
AFP, August, 2007
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wrapped up a regional tour on Thursday, telling Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas that Israel was ready to discuss "fundamental issues" to advance stalled Middle East peace efforts.
"The prime minister (Ehud Olmert) said to me that he will support new discussions with you and that he is ready to discuss the fundamental issues that will lead to negotiations soon for the creation of a Palestinian state," Rice told Abbas at a joint news conference in Ramallah.
When asked to elaborate, she said: "I think the word fundamental speaks for itself... I think the desire to move towards a two-state solution seems to be there on both sides."
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It was not clear, however, whether Olmert had agreed to discuss "core issues" as the Palestinians have pushed for months -- the thorniest problems of the decades-long conflict such as the ...
