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Netanyahu outlines "winning formula" for Middle East peace (Extra)
Aug 25, 2009, 15:10 GMT
London - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday outlined what he called the 'winning formula' for Middle East peace to his British counterpart Gordon Brown.
'We need a demilitarized Palestinian state that recognizes Israel,' Netanyahu told reporters after the one-hour meeting. 'Recognition is the pillar of peace.'
'We hope to move forward in the next months and weeks,' said the Israeli leader.
'With the help of our friends in the US, Britain and elsewhere we can achieve progress that will confound the cynics and surprise the world,' he added.
On the vexed issue of Israeli settlements, Netanyahu said he hoped to find a 'bridging formula' that would enable residents already living there to lead a 'normal life.'
Brown, who said the talks had been 'more optimistic' than ever before, called Israeli settlements in the occupied territories a 'barrier to peace.'
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