PARIS – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she has held
productive talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and hopes
to build momentum for another peace push when she visits Israel in 10
days.
Clinton and Abbas met one-on-one on Friday in Paris, where the top
American diplomat attended a 100-nation conference on Syria.
She said they discussed how to build on a recent letter exchange
between Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Clinton said the U.S. is committed to a two-state peace agreement.
She said that "we cannot lose sight of the critical importance" of
Israeli-Palestinian peace despite upheaval across the Arab world.
