Israelis and Palestinians meet, agree to keep talking

JERUSALEM — Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met for the first time in more than a year in Amman on Tuesday and agreed to keep talking at further meetings, Jordan's foreign minister said, adding that Israel had received written Palestinian proposals on borders and security and would respond.

Although the minister, Nasser Judeh, was careful not to characterize Tuesday's talks and the coming meetings as negotiations, the discussions in Jordan marked a resumption of direct contacts between the Israelis and Palestinians after a protracted impasse in peace efforts.

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Amy Gardner, Philip Rucker, David A. Fahrenthold 04 Jan, 2012
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