ISRAELI, PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS ON

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas were to join their newly formed teams after holding their fourth round of talks in less than two months. Olmert and Abbas decided to form the negotiating teams at their last meeting in September. The contentious issue is the kind of document to draw up, as the Palestinians want a detailed agreement on core issues, while the Israelis favour a looser framework.