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            Monday October 15, 2012 08:11:15 PM, 
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              Ramallah: Palestinian 
              President Mahmoud Abbas has secretly met Israeli Defence Minister 
              Ehud Barak in Jordan in the presence of Jordan's King Abdullah II, 
              Xinhua reported Monday.
 A Palestinian source said the meeting held in Amman last week 
              focused on efforts to resume peace talks between Israel and 
              Palestine and their plans to seek a state recognition through the 
              UN.
 
 Israel and the US, the sponsor of the peace process that has 
              stalled since 2010, oppose the Palestinian approach to the UN as a 
              unilateral step. This time, the Palestinians seek an upgrade to a 
              non-member state in the international organisation.
 
 The source told Xinhua that Barak, also the head of the Labor 
              Party, briefed Abbas on his initiative that envisages a unilateral 
              withdrawal from the West Bank.
 
 Abbas reiterated his position against any plan envisioning a 
              Palestine state with provisional boundaries.
 
 Abbas did not meet any other member of the Israeli government.
 
              
 
 
 
 
 
 
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