[U.S. State Department] After meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Livni in Washington, Secretary of State Rice said: "In terms of the Arab initiative, I hope that this speaks to the clear need for an Israeli-Arab reconciliation to accompany the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict....We think it's a very good thing that this initiative was put forward....Obviously, the Israelis would have their own ideas about how an Israeli-Arab reconciliation could take place. But I always think that it's a favorable matter when people are talking about resolution of longstanding conflicts....The Arab initiative is not a negotiating document...but rather a framework, a vision for how Israel and the Arabs might reconcile."
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