Abbas and Olmert to Meet on Tuesday in Jerusalem

27 August 2007

Bethlehem – Ma'an – Palestinian sources reported on Monday that President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

The meeting is to be dedicated to addressing bilateral cooperation in fighting what the West terms 'terror'.

The sources expect that Olmert and Abbas may attempt to finalise the main points of the intended document of principles, in preparation for the international peace conference called for by US President Bush and to be held in November.

Israeli army radio reported that the two leaders will seek to strengthen security and civil coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel.

The last meeting of Abbas and Olmert was held on the 6th of August, in the eastern West Bank city of Jericho.

Following that meeting, it is reported that Olmert extended the scope of the negotiations to include what he described as "issues of decisive importance for ending the conflict".

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