Israeli and Palestinian officials held preliminary talks regarding the final- status negotiations. The talks brought together Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat’s deputy, Mahmoud Abbas, who said the actual negotiations would begin within about 10 days.
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