[Ha'aretz] Barak Ravid - Prime Minister Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas agreed during their meeting in Jerusalem on Thursday that the matter of construction in the territories, as well as in Jerusalem, will be discussed during the negotiations on the core issues. The two agreed to resume biweekly meetings, and to have their negotiating teams meet again next week to discuss a framework for talks on the core issues. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Rice telephoned both Olmert and Abbas and told them: "It is important to me that you progress."
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