U.S. says Israeli and Palestinian leadership have accepted indirect talks
March 8th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by BNO NewsWASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, George Mitchell, said on Monday that Israeli and Palestinian leadership have accepted indirect talks.
“We’ve begun to discuss the structure and scope of these talks and I will return to the region next week to continue our discussions,” Mitchell said in a statement.
“As we’ve said many times, we hope that these will lead to direct negotiations as soon as possible,” Mitchell added.
The Special Envoy said the U.S. encourage the parties, and all concerned, to refrain from any statements or actions which may inflame tensions or prejudice the outcome of these talks.
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