T/I: 10:19:42

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Knut Vollebuek on Wednesday (26/11) to discuss ways to ease the troubled Middle East peace process.

SHOWS:

NABLUS, WEST BANK 26/11

Cars arrives to fanfare;

Norwegian foreign minister Knut Vollebuek entering building;

vs photop Yasser Arafat and Vollebuek;

both leaving building;

SOT Arafat (in English): (reporter q: do you accept 6-8 percent of the West Bank as a proposal?) "Till now I have no proposal. (is a this a basis for negotiations?). The principle of speaking about further redeployment is very important to push forward the peace process.

SOT Vollebuek (are you saddened by the current state of the Oslo Accord) Yes I am. It's important that the Oslo Accord can be applied. It is a basis for negotiations for the process and I think it's important that the parties continue to use for a basis of negotiations."

Arafat leaving with aides;

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T/I: 10:19:42

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat met the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Knut Vollebuek on Wednesday (26/11) to discuss ways to ease the troubled Middle East peace process.

SHOWS:

NABLUS, WEST BANK 26/11

Cars arrives to fanfare;

Norwegian foreign minister Knut Vollebuek entering building;

vs photop Yasser Arafat and Vollebuek;

both leaving building;

SOT Arafat (in English): (reporter q: do you accept 6-8 percent of the West Bank as a proposal?) "Till now I have no proposal. (is a this a basis for negotiations?). The principle of speaking about further redeployment is very important to push forward the peace process.

SOT Vollebuek (are you saddened by the current state of the Oslo Accord) Yes I am. It's important that the Oslo Accord can be applied. It is a basis for negotiations for the process and I think it's important that the parties continue to use for a basis of negotiations."

Arafat leaving with aides;

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