U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright expressed regret over the lack of progress in the Middle East peace process during her year-end policy address. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat prepare for separate summit meetings with President Clinton in Washington next week, Albright said she hopes the two leaders “will be prepared to make the tough decisions necessary to support the Oslo process and to marry the interim issues with permanent status” negotiations.
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