Kerry, Abbas meet at 'important point' in talks, U.S. says


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  • Thursday, 20 Feb 2014

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman greets U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) ahead of their meeting at the David Citadel hotel in Jerusalem January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met for dinner on Wednesday at what the United States called "an important point in the negotiations" over an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

Peace talks resumed on July 29 after a nearly three-year break. At the time, Kerry said : "Our objective will be to achieve a final status agreement over the course of the next nine months."

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