RELATED:Lieberman: We won’t have peace for generationsGov't offers Palestinians gestures instead of settlementsErekat: Israel has agreed to honor Olmert concessionsAbbas continued, "Borders is the topic most important to us, security is the topic most important to them." He went on to explain that the issues of borders and security would be discussed first and that "right of return" of Palestinian refugees was of lower importance and would be dealt with later on in the talks. On Sunday, the State Department announced that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to take part in the second round of negotiations between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Abbas in Sharm e- Sheikh on September 14, and then continue the discussions “with both parties” the next day in Jerusalem.Herb Keinon contributed to this report.
Abbas: Borders most important to us, security for Israelis
PA chairman tells Palestinian paper 'al-Ayyam' that he made clear that there will be no Israeli presence in future state.
RELATED:Lieberman: We won’t have peace for generationsGov't offers Palestinians gestures instead of settlementsErekat: Israel has agreed to honor Olmert concessionsAbbas continued, "Borders is the topic most important to us, security is the topic most important to them." He went on to explain that the issues of borders and security would be discussed first and that "right of return" of Palestinian refugees was of lower importance and would be dealt with later on in the talks. On Sunday, the State Department announced that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to take part in the second round of negotiations between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Abbas in Sharm e- Sheikh on September 14, and then continue the discussions “with both parties” the next day in Jerusalem.Herb Keinon contributed to this report.