Iranian President Mohammad Khatami wants to open secret talks with Israel, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported Sunday. Khatami suggested a series of confidence-building steps between the two countries “to try to break the current circle of distrust and suspicion,” the newspaper added. After talks with unnamed senior British government figures, Khatami’s proposals have been relayed to Israel, “with a (British) recommendation that they be taken seriously,” Ha’aretz said, quoting unnamed senior British officials.
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