{"id":204560,"date":"2012-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=204560"},"modified":"2019-03-12T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:47:49","slug":"auto-insert-204560","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-204560\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hold their first meeting in more than a year – OQR press release\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hold their first meeting in more than a year<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held their first meeting in more than a year on Tuesday which ended with the two parties agreeing to meet again.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The two sides also met with Qaurtet Representative Tony Blair and the Quartet Envoys from the European Union, the United States, Russia and United Nations.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jordan's King Abdullah II has implored Israel and Palestinians to resume peace talks and hosted Tuesday’s meetings.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Jordanian Foreign Minister, Nasser Judeh, said the talks were held in a positive atmosphere. Although there were no breakthroughs on matters of "substance," he said, "the important thing is the two sides have met face to face."<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mr Judeh voiced cautious optimism. "The two sides expressed their commitment to a two-state solution. We do not want to raise the level of expectations, but at the same time we do not want to minimize the importance of this meeting.<\/p><\/div>\n

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"The Palestinians submitted a paper on borders and security. The Israeli side received it, promising to study it and respond.<\/p><\/div>\n

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"We agreed that the discussions will be continuous," he said, "and will take place here in Jordan."<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Israelis and Palestinians agreed to send their chief negotiators to Jordan under pressure from the Quartet.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Quartet has been working for months to restart peace talks in accordance with the Quartet statement that was agreed at the United Nations in September.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A diplomat who attended the larger meeting told the Associated Press that the talks were "serious."<\/p><\/div>\n

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"It was a brainstorming session in which both sides, the Israelis and Palestinians, showed eagerness to restart peace negotiations," the diplomat said.<\/p><\/div>\n

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At the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Tuesday's talks. "The secretary-general encourages the parties to build on this meeting and to continue working to establish forward momentum toward a lasting peace," said a statement issued by his office.<\/p><\/div>\n

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"The next meeting is now on Monday the 9th," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, confirming they will take place in the Jordanian capital Amman, as did a first round of talks earlier this week.<\/p><\/div>\n

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"The good news here is we do appear to be in a process where the parties will be meeting directly, and we hope that this will continue even beyond Monday the 9th," Nuland said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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