|
|
Article: Israel to invite Palestinian prime minister to discuss peace after new Cabinet in place
- Article from:
- AP Worldstream
- Article date:
- April 24, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
00-00-0000
Dateline: JERUSALEM
Israel will invite Palestinian Prime Minister-designate Mahmoud Abbas
to Jerusalem to discuss restarting the stalled peace process once
a new Palestinian Cabinet is in place, an Israeli official said Thursday.
Palestinian officials said Thursday that Abbas would agree to meet
with Israel's leaders and affirmed that the Palestinian Authority
would accept a U.S.-backed peace plan, whose unveiling is expected
soon after Abbas' Cabinet is confirmed next week by the Palestinian
legislature. However, Israel wants changes in the plan.
The Israeli government's offer came a day after Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat and Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, ...