Mitchell takes Mideast peace talks to UAE
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US Middle East envoy George Mitchell held talks Monday with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan in efforts to engage Israel and the Palestinians in direct peace talks, WAM state news agency said.
Mitchell briefed Sheikh Mohammed on the "talks he held with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and the Palestinian and Israeli sides," over the past few days, WAM said. They discussed "steps that should be taken to achieve a tangible progress in the Palestinian-Israeli talks, in a way that would guarantee establishing an independent and viable Palestinian state," it added. (AFP)
