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Report: Annapolis summit to be followed by meeting in Moscow

By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent

tags: peace process, Mideast summit

A Mideast peace summit will be held in January 2008 in Moscow as a follow-up to the Annapolis conference slated to take place in the U.S. later this month, a Saudi newspaper reported Saturday.

The Alwatan Arabic-language daily also quoted Palestinian sources as saying that Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has attempted to convince the U.S. to incorporate Syria into the Annapolis talks.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is said to have discussed the issue with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in response to Abbas' efforts. Abbas has sent a high-ranking Fatah official to Syria to brief the Damascus government on the development, the paper reported.

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Last Wednesday, Syria's ambassador to the U.S. said the Annapolis summit was a "waste."

In the past, Syria has stated that it will participate in the Annapolis talks only if it will deal with the possible return of the Golan Heights, captured by Israel from Syria in 1967 during the Six-Day War.

Meanwhile, Abbas called Rice Saturday to update her on preparations for Annapolis and complained that Israel backed away from previous understandings.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that during her latest Mideast trip earlier this week, Rice secured support for setting up a three-way committee - with top Israeli, Palestinian and U.S. officials - that would monitor the implementation of short-term peace obligations by both sides.

The committee is to consist of Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayad, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak and U.S. security coordinator Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton.

The trio is to monitor the implementation of the first phase of the U.S.-backed road map peace plan, which calls on Israel to freeze the building of settlements and on the Palestinians to disarm militants, the officials said. The Palestinians maintain that they have started meeting their obligations, while Israel has done nothing.

Israeli officials declined comment.

Abbas placed the call to Rice on Friday, his office said.

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1.	Why Moscow if Russia is marginalizing itself?	15:17	\|	Joe Sittizen	10/11/07

2.	Atrophied muscles?	15:42	\|	ballistic	10/11/07

3.	A curious report	15:55	\|	Mark Lincoln	10/11/07

4.	A waste of time	16:11	\|	Nechama	10/11/07

5.	No need to go to Moscow; Just listen to me.	16:18	\|	Akram Zekaria	10/11/07

6.	3Mark Lincoln,agreed this is a curious piece.I read that abbas	16:37	\|	lakshmi	10/11/07

7.	#3mark goes completely potty not before time	16:41	\|	victor hardman	10/11/07

8.	LICKING RUSSIANS ARSHE TO SAVE THEIRS	17:15	\|	indrajaya	10/11/07

9.	The more the merrier...	17:37	\|	Esther	10/11/07

10.	Dear Akram - The Issues You had Raised Are All Valid	20:46	\|	Eli	10/11/07

11.	very interesting	21:10	\|	Matt Houston	10/11/07

12.	Lakshmi - I agree	22:12	\|	Mark Lincoln	10/11/07

13.	Victor Hardman	22:16	\|	Mark Lincoln	10/11/07

14.	Four reasons why no peace is possible	23:17	\|	Natallie Durson	10/11/07

15.	#13mark replies on mirrors but no content !	23:46	\|	victor hardman	10/11/07

16.	The illiterati and the right	00:18	\|	Mark Lincoln	11/11/07

17.	#16 Mark Lincoln re harhead (paul Harris)	03:14	\|	Labhras	11/11/07

18.	#1Joe Citizen. Why go to Russia?	03:31	\|	Maureen Ann	11/11/07

19.	Putin is becoming the new Stalin.	04:36	\|	Fortuna Benmayor	11/11/07

20.	World Peace Conference - Jerusalem 2008	01:33	\|	Adam Neira	12/11/07

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