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Obama urges restart of Mideast negotiations

Arab-Israel Relations Materials 22 September 2009 22:06 (UTC +04:00)

U.S. President Barack Obama, making his most direct foray into Middle East diplomacy, on Tuesday urged a relaunch of formal negotiations and said there has been progress but more needs to be done, Reuters reported.

In three-way talks that brought together Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Obama said his top Mideast negotiator, George Mitchell, would meet with Israeli and Palestinian negotiators again next week.

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