Refugees, Jerusalem, borders, Jewish settlements and water are issues reserved to the final-status talks between the two sides and nothing should pre-empt or pre-judge the outcome of the final status talks before they begin.


Saeb Erekat

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close on everything: on the settlements, on the borders, on the refugees, and on Jerusalem.
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Talks between FedEx and the postal service are progressing but no final agreement has been reached.
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If the issues are resolved, ... President Clinton is prepared to invite the parties to launch accele...
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Russia's position is that status issues must be discussed at the third stage of talks within the Joi...
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The talks are in the final stages and a decision will be made here itself in two days.
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(Juppe) noted that the talks had progressed greatly and wanted pressure to be kept up on the two sid...
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Maintaining dialogue is more important than the substance of this current round of talks. It does he...
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Talks are continuing, but the two sides remain far apart.
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Even today, regardless of the quarrels women may pick in the cause of emancipation, the reality is t...
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This is the only way we can deal with it, ... We have to be proactive.
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they felt it wasn't egalitarian enough.
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That's not what I'd call condemnation,
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many crusaders of different nationalities, among them an American who was dragged on the streets of ...
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a deal to service radar-hunting Harpy drones that Israel had sold to China.
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to counter violent extremist ideologies, including steps to prevent the subversion of educational, c...
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The three nations plan to review the current status of talks with North Korea and exchange opinions ...
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The talks with Russia remain valid. The final date of this visit will be Feb. 20.
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You cannot have a situation where in a sense the security forces are trying to pre-empt an election.
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Last was man. One by one God judged them all; Those who were his He saved for his pleasure,
Th...
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Both parties have demonstrated a willingness to resolve this dispute. They have agreed, at my invita...
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We have tears in our eyes
As we wave our goodbyes,
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Formal talks ended last week. This week was designed to exchange final offers.
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There have been constructive talks between the E.U. and China, and the two sides are broadly in the ...
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The final cause of his death has yet to be determined pending the outcome of the final autopsy and t...
DAVE KULL
There is strong interest from both sides. Nothing is signed but there are ongoing talks.
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They want to help pre-empt a build-up in inflationary pressures, which is likely to follow after the...
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Here was one with an air of high nobility such as Aragorn at times revealed, less high perhaps, yet ...
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If you look at a stream or river and close your eyes it will be amazing the flow of ideas that will ...
GARY F EVANS...
The final result will depend on the progress of the talks on humanitarian aid ... So in a way they'v...
GEORGE JOFFE
The final effort came when our reconnaissance team reported contact with the POWs and their guards b...
BO GRITZ
The next round of talks between the Centre and PCG will be very crucial as likely outcome of the mee...
INDIRA GOSWAMI
Pause and ponder when you get to a certain point in the journey of life. Know your destination and m...
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A woman, generally speaking, likes to hear the dirty jokes and loves to listen to plenty of talks ag...
ANUJ SOMANY
We are at a very critical point, ... If Arafat gives a clear final order to stop the violence, and t...
EPHRAIM SNEH
As I got older, I had more experience with borders. Some literal - living in the dramatically blue m...
TIM PRATT
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ALAIN DE BOTTON
It was because they were two parts of a whole. He did not belong to her. And she did not belong to h...
RENEE AHDIEH
Cease with the displays of false modesty. The entire palace knows about it."
A feeling of warmt...
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Do you know why I adore roses?" Shahrzad untied the knot of his tikka sash with deliberate slowness....
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Where were you?" Shahrzad tried to control the tremor in her voice.
"Not where I should have b...
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As always. As ever. As a rose to the sun.
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The real thing about evil," said the Witch at the doorway, "isn't any of what you said. You figure o...
GREGORY MAGUIRE
If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin...
SøREN KIERKEGAARD
You stand out like a fart in a church.
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We are asking people to call and check the status of their flights before they leave for the airport...
JOHN AUSTIN
Our mainland policies remain the same. We still hope the two sides can sit down and make some breakt...
JAMES HUANG
We cannot confine the talks to security issues, ... All issues should be discussed with Ross in orde...
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The warm sound of her laughter stole through Khalid's skin, heating the coldest reaches of his soul.
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It is better to have talks about talks than have nothing at all. I think by the middle of this month...
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His words are (that) he won't give us anything on Jerusalem, on the (West Bank) settlements, on our ...
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This clarifies the existing status of many roads around the county. We completed roughly 99 percent ...
CLYDE MELICK
The South African government cannot support the army pre-empting the election outcome.
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The South African government cannot support the army pre-empting the election outcome,
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The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w...
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We have to wait for the successful outcome of that litigation before we'll be given final approval i...
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He grunted. 'You have the courage of a warrior.'
I watched him turn away and gather the clothes...
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The final outcome needs to be just value,
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I love you." she whispered into the rough wool of his sweater.
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And the Lord spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three,...
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I make mistakes. That's what I do. I
speak without thinking, I act without
knowing. I d...
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The Nothing is spreading," groaned the first. "It's growing and growing, there's more of it every da...
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Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect ...
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Status quos are made to be broken.
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Percy was getting tired of water.
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