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Mon 06 Jun 2009Israel's Barak optimistic on moves for Mid-East peace
ISRAELI DEFENCE minister Ehud Barak said yesterday he saw a chance to advance peace talks with Palestinians and that a recent policy speech by prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu was a major step forward.
Speaking in Cairo after talks with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, Mr Barak said intense efforts would be made in coming weeks to get the peace process back on track, but said additional measures were also required.
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