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Sharon sets limits on Peres meetings with Palestinian ministers
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Gil Hoffman Jul. 7, 2002
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon granted Foreign Minister Shimon Peres permission to meet with newly elected Palestinian Authority officers Abdel-Razzak al-Yahya and Salem Fayeed.
However, Sharon instructed Peres that the discussion will not be as open as Peres may have liked, an official said Sunday.
Sharon announced during the cabinet briefing today that Peres may only discuss economic and military issues with the PA staff.
Minister-without-Portfolio Yitzhak Levy expressed concern about Peres' meetings. Sharon assured Levy that all diplomatic issues must be brought to the government.
Peres told the Labor Party's convention last week that diplomatic contacts should begin with Palestinian Authority officials who can help the fight against terror.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Sharon would permit Peres to contact al-Yahya and Fayeed, who PA Chairman Yasser Arafat appointed to implement reforms.
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