Official sources: Abbas may meet Olmert on Sunday

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Official sources: Abbas to meet Olmert on Sunday

    RAMALLAH, Aug. 27, 2008  (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert may meet on Sunday, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday.

    The sources said that the Palestinian and the Israeli officials hold contacts to arrange for the meeting which will be the second between the two men this month.

    In the meeting, Abbas and Olmert will discuss the movement of peace talks over the final-status issues such as the border, water, refugee, security and the state of Jerusalem. [not clear how Xinhua knows what will be discussed]

 

    They will also talk about the U.S.-backed Road Map peace plan, mainly the Israeli obligations of halting settlement activities on the occupied Palestinian land, according to the sources. [are we sure those are the main issues that will be discussed? According to which sources?]

    The negotiations are aimed at reaching a deal enabling the creation of a Palestinian statehood alongside Israel. But the continuation of the settlement activities blocks the progress of the talks and makes it difficult to reach the deal before the end of this year.

 

    On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Abbas at his office in Ramallah where she "proposed new ideas related to the peace process," according to Nabil Abu Rdineh, the spokesman for the Palestinian presidency.

    Abu Rdineh did not reveal the new offers but said "the coming weeks will be very decisive."

 

    On Thursday, Abbas will pay an official visit to Lebanon, his office said.