Kerry Heads Back To Mideast For More Peace Talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Asfhaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Brussels, Belgium. The tr... U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement after a meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani Army Chief Gen. Asfhaq Parvez Kayani on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in Brussels, Belgium. The trilateral meeting is to discuss regional security issues, and the 2014 withdrawal of NATO combat forces from Afghanistan. MORE LESS
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ROME (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says he will be returning to the Middle East in two weeks to push forward peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians.

Kerry said he planned to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories around May 21 or May 22.

He said Wednesday that he’ll meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Kerry was speaking at the start of talks in Rome with Israeli peace negotiator Tzipi Livni.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

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