Israel and Jordan take a step nearer peace
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The US Assistant Secretary of State, Edward Djerjian, hailed the agreement, reached after a week of discussions in Washington during the seventh round of Arab-Israeli peace talks, as a significant step forward. 'The Israelis and Jordanians made real and serious progress in their discussions,' he said. 'They are very close to a final agreement on an agenda. In fact . . . it is far more important than an agenda. It represents substantial agreement by the negotiators . . . on key principles and direction on how to resolve differences in the talks.'
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