Quartet representatives to receive joint update on status of negotiations, following summit next week.
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Israeli and Palestinian officials will give a rare joint briefing on the state of peace talks at a Mideast summit in Egypt next week, chief negotiators from both sides said on Sunday.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor said that Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni would lead Israel's delegation. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and his chief negotiator, Ahmed Qureia, would be heading the Palestinian side.
The gathering is being sponsored by the Quartet of Mideast peace makers - the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia.
Israeli and Palestinian officials said that Livni and Qureia would jointly brief the Quartet representatives on their progress after nearly a year of peace talks.
The meeting comes as the US and Israel are choosing new leaders. Any progress made in talks so far could serve as the basis for future talks.
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