WEST BANK: US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah

Record ID: 564833

  • Title: WEST BANK: US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah
  • Date: 4th January 2014
  • Summary: RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (JANUARY 04, 2014) (REUTERS) CONVOY OF U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY ARRIVING AT PALESTINIAN PRESIDENTIAL COMPOUND SECURITY AT THE SCENE KERRY WALKING TOWARD PALESTINIAN CHIEF NEGOTIATOR SAEB EREKAT, KERRY EREKAT SHAKING HANDS MOSAIC PICTURE OF THE DOME OF ROCK AT PRESIDENTIAL COMPOUND VARIOUS OF MEETING BETWEEN PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS AND KERRY MEMBER OF AMERICAN DELEGATION MORE OF THE MEETING
  • Embargoed: 19th January 2014 12:00
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  • Location: West bank
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  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Topics: General,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVAE0KYXJA7UKCIH26TLADJ6IV9O
  • Story Text: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Ramallah on Saturday (January 04) and met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
    Palestinian and Israeli officials have publicly differed on the future status of the West Bank's border with Jordan, where Israelis want a permanent security presence but Palestinians want a full withdrawal of Israeli soldiers and Jewish settlers.
    Kerry has said such an accord would narrow gaps between the sides and pave the way for a final deal when the nine-month period allotted the U.S.-backed talks expires on April 29.
    An official close to Abbas dismissed Kerry's drive for a "framework agreement" as biased toward Israel.
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