The international panel of arbiters deciding whether Egypt or Israel owns the Sinai territory of Taba will hold a new round of talks in February and hear oral testimony at the end of that month. Later, the panel will view and visit Taba, which sits at the Sinai border between Israel and Egypt.
These actions were decided at meetings between the panel and Israel and Egyptian representatives October 12-14. Robbie Sabel, chief legal adviser of Israel’s Foreign Ministry and the head of Israel’s Taba delegation, said the talks were held in a “business-like atmosphere” despite recent violence in the Gaza Strip.
In addition to official meetings, Sabel held informal talks with Nabil El-Arabi, his Egyptian counterpart who represents his country at the United Nations here.
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