The resumption of Middle East peace talks requires a full Israeli settlement freeze in the West Bank, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFP on Saturday.
"A resumption of peace talks requires the complete halt of settlements," Erakat said a day after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged both sides to revive peace talks "without preconditions."
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Erakat also said negotiations should be picked up from the point they were left when they broke down in December 2008.
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