Peres, Annan meet in NY

Published October 22, 2001

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 21: Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres met on Sunday in New York with UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on the rapidly worsening crisis in the Palestinian territories, Annan’s spokeswoman said.

Spokeswoman Marie Okabe said the meeting lasted 45 minutes. Annan and Peres “reviewed the grave situation in the Middle East.

The foreign minister explained the demands that Israel is making of the Palestinian Authority.

The secretary-general emphasized the need to find a way to return to the negotiating table on the basis of the Mitchell Report,” she said.—AFP

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