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July 31, 2013

Kerry: Mideast Talks Seek "Final-Status" Deal Within 9 Months 
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The first full session of renewed Middle East peace talks was held
Tuesday in Washington. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators agreed to
meet within two weeks as part of a nine-month timetable to reach a
comprehensive agreement. Secretary of State John Kerry said the parties
have agreed to address the core issues behind the Israel-Palestine
conflict.

Secretary of State John Kerry: "The parties have agreed here today that
all of the final-status issues, all of the core issues, and all other
issues are all on the table for negotiation, and they are on the table
with one simple goal: a view to ending the conflict, ending the claims.
Our objective will be to achieve a final-status agreement over the
course of the next nine months. A viable two-state solution is the only
way this conflict can end, and there is not much time to achieve it, and
there is no other alternative."

 

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