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Jerusalem, 11 December 2000
PM Barak and Interministerial Team meets with former US Senator Mitchell's Fact-finding Committee
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)
Prime Minister Ehud Barak and a joint team from the Prime
Minister's Office, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry
met today (Monday), December 11, 2000, for three hours, with the
members of former US Senator George Mitchell's fact-finding
committee which was established pursuant to the Sharm el-Sheikh
conference. The Prime Minister welcomed the committee members,
wished them success in fulfilling their mission and assured them
full cooperation and maximum assistance.
Prime Minister Barak briefed the committee on the diplomatic and
security events which have taken place in recent months while
emphasizing Israel's diplomatic readiness at Camp David on the
one hand and the path that the Palestinians have chosen since
Camp David on the other.
The committee members thanked Prime Minister Barak for his
hospitality and cooperation and stressed that their goal is to
assist those who wish to see an end to the violence. They further
stated that they are operating under the auspices of the mandate
given to them in the wake of the Sharm understandings and that
they hope that their work will help the sides return to the
negotiating table.
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