Israeli defence minister to meet Palestinian leader

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak is due to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday in Greece, a statement from his office said.

The meeting in the Greek capital, Athens, will be held on the sidelines of a meeting of Socialist International, the statement said.

Israel and the Palestinians revived negotiations toward resolving core problems like the status of Jerusalem, the borders of a future Palestinian state and refugees at US-hosted talks last November.

But no concrete progress has yet been announced.

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are due to meet in the United States in July, senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat said last week.

© 2008 AFP

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