Kerry sees progress in Middle East talks
Source: Al Jazeera
Israel and the Palestinian Authority have made progress in negotiations but still have a ways to go, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.
Before flying on Sunday to Jordan and Saudi Arabia to seek backing for his Middle East peace strategy, Kerry said the two sides were moving closer towards a "framework agreement" that would guide discussions on a formal peace deal.
"I am confident that the talks we have had in the last two days have already fleshed out and even resolved certain kinds of issues and presented new opportunities for others," Kerry said on Saturday after extensive, separate meetings with Palestinian and Israeli leaders.
"We are not there yet, but we are making progress," he told reporters in Ramallah.
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