Kerry, Abbas hold second day of 'constructive' talks

PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held more than two hours of "constructive" talks on Israeli-Palestinian peace on Thursday, their second session in as many days, a senior U.S. official said.

"As they did last night, they discussed all of the core issues and agreed to stay in close touch over the phone and through their teams on the ground in the coming days and weeks," said the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.