Two top Palestinian negotiators left for meetings in Washington at the invitation of U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Palestinian officials indicated that they would not accept any modifications to the U.S. plan for advancing the peace process. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefed opposition leader Ehud Barak and President Ezer Weizman on the state of the negotiations, but there were no indications that a breakthrough was in sight.
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