Mid East peace talks show signs of promise

Washington:  In an early sign of promise, Israeli and Palestinian leaders have pledged in a cordial first round of talks to meet at regular intervals, aiming to nail down a framework for overcoming deep disputes and achieving lasting peace within a year.

As their facilitator-in-chief, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to rise above the suspicion and skepticism that has blocked peace efforts for decades.

Thursday's results were modest and were acknowledged as such by all sides.

Netanyahu and Abbas will meet again on September 14 and 15 in the Middle East, with Clinton and George Mitchell, the Obama administration's special envoy for Middle East peace, attending.

The two also agreed to meet roughly every two weeks after that.




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