JERUSALEM: TALKS CONTINUE BETWEEN PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE AND OPPOSITION LEADER TOWARDS FORMING A GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY.
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860690
JERUSALEM: TALKS CONTINUE BETWEEN PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE AND OPPOSITION LEADER TOWARDS FORMING A GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY.
- Title: JERUSALEM: TALKS CONTINUE BETWEEN PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE AND OPPOSITION LEADER TOWARDS FORMING A GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY.
- Date: 27th September 1983
- Summary: JERUSALEM SEPTEMBER 26, 1983 REUTERS - TALI GODER CU Prime Minister designate Yitzhak Shamir seated on couch PULL BACK TO (left to right) Shimon Peres Labour Party leader, Yitzhak Rabin - Bar Lev seated. CU Moshe Arens PAN TO SCU David Levy. SCU & SV Members of delegation seated talking. (3 SHOTS) GV EXTERIOR & SCU Shimon Peres making statement to press. (SOT) (3 SHOTS) TRANSCRIPT: (SEQ. 4) PERES: "We have had a very open, very clear in a friendly air, discussion that has covered two subjects. One is the situation in Lebanon and the other is the issue of settlements, on the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip. As far as Lebanon is concerned there were difference in our evaluation about the development in Lebanon. As far as the settlements are concerned we've reached a deep disagreement on principal concerning the time, the area, the methods and the consequences of it. At the point we have stopped, were are going to continue our discussions tomorrow at noontime. Thank you gentlemen." RAN/JRS
- Embargoed: 12th October 1983 13:00
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- Location: JERUSALEM
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- Country: Israel
- Topics: International Relations,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA4Z08HVKS3GRSUYRTJKRD0DZK0
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- Story Text: Talks continued on September 27 between the Israeli Prime Minister-designate Yitzhak Shamir, and the opposition Labour Party leader, Shimon Peres. Delegates to the talks are trying to form a government of national unity, following the resignation of Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 15. But there still seems to be some distance the two sides, especially on the issues of Israeli involvement in Lebanon, and Jewish settlement in the West Bank. The Labour Party wants the ruling Likud coalition to agree to cut its settlement drive and to end the Israeli military presence in Lebanon. The Likud however, is committed to continuing the controversial settlement plan and maintain the military presence in Lebanon. Speaking after the first round of talks between the two sides on September 26, Mr. Peres said there was "deep disagreement" on the settlement question. Mr. Shamir, meanwhile, has enough parliamentary support to assure him a small majority in government, but he is being pressed by colleagues to seek a broad-based coalition which, political analysts say, is favoured by public opinion.
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