Jerusalem, 29 October 1997
MINISTERIAL NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE COMMUNIQUE
(Communicated by Cabinet Secretariat)
The Ministerial Committee on National Security met today (Wednesday),
29.10.97, for a lengthy discussion on the negotiations with the
Palestinians.
Foreign Minister David Levy and the heads of the Interim Agreement
committees on the Dahaniye airport, safe passage, the sea port and
industrial parks, presented the committee with a detailed picture of the
situation.
The committee decided to advance the Interim Agreement committees'
negotiations; therefore, appropriate instructions were given to the
committees' heads.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ministers also discussed issues
regarding the continuation of the negotiations with the Palestinians.
It was agreed that Israel would continue the effort to reach the
negotiations on the permanent settlement, and would discuss the necessary
conditions for doing so. In keeping with this principle, Israel will
discuss those issues which the sides had agreed to deal with at the
meeting held several weeks ago between Foreign Minister Levy, U.S.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and Abu Mazen.
Israel expects that the other participants in Foreign Minister Levy's
expected meeting in Washington will, for their part, make every effort to
advance the process between Israel and the Palestinians.