Sunday, January 24, 2010

Netanyahu at Cabinet meeting: Discussed with Mitchell "New interesting Ideas"

Following his early morning meeting with US envoy George Mitchell, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that during their discussions, "new and interesting ideas" were raised for the resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

"I expressed my hope that these new ideas will allow for the renewal of the (negotiating) process," he said during the weekly cabinet meeting.

He also said that the Israeli government had great appreciation for Mitchell and US President Barack Obama for their continuing efforts to renew peace talks.