President Clinton said he is “quite hopeful” about Israeli-Syrian peace talks despite their postponement this week, adding that the gaps between the two sides were not large. Meanwhile, State Department spokesman James Rubin said that on separate days next week officials from the two sides would come to the United States to work on a U.S. draft document outlining the areas of agreement and disagreement.
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