Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this evening (Sunday), 28.10.07, met with a UN Foundation delegation led by former UN Secy.-Gen. Kofi Annan.  The Prime Minister briefed the delegation on the talks being held with the Palestinians in order to reach a two-state solution in which the State of Israel and a Palestinian state live side by side in peace and security, and on his talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.  The delegates expressed their appreciation for the Government’s efforts to advance relations with the Palestinians (http://tinyurl.com/67w5e).
 
Prime Minister Olmert also briefed the delegation on Israel’s many points of contact with the UN and praised the organization’s involvement in many issues, including the passing of Security Council Resolution #1701 (http://tinyurl.com/eedu8).