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Israeli Foreign Minister, Palestinian President to Meet in Davos
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=15F1A57:A6F02AD83191E1604A04F8D30CF7CABF9574F7DCC14957C0 Tzipi Livni and
Mahmoud Abbas will explore ways to resume peace negotiations on
sidelines of annual World Economic Forum





Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (l) answers journalist's questions
in Davos, 25 Jan. 2007Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are to explore ways to resume
peace negotiations on the sidelines of the annual World Economic Forum
in Davos, Switzerland.

An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Mark Regev said Thursday the two
top officials will meet, but did not specify when. The World Economic
Forum continues through January 28.

International efforts have been renewed to rejuvenate the long-stalled
peace process between Israel and the Palestinians.

Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she expects
the pace of contacts on Middle East peace efforts to accelerate in
coming weeks.

Meanwhile, in the West Bank, Israeli troops killed a young Palestinian
militant in the town of Tulkarem. 17-year-old Fadel Balawneh was shot
dead after attempting to flee from a building surrounded by the
soldiers. Local authorities said he was a member of Islamic Jihad.

Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.




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