Israel's Livni to debate Gaza crisis with Sarkozy in Paris

Posted : Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:36:25 GMT

By : DPA

Category : Middle East (World)

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Tel Aviv - Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will travel to Paris Thursday to debate the crisis in Gaza with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Prime Minister Francois Fillon, a senior adviser said. The adviser, Yigal Palmor, said they would discuss "different ideas about what can be done on the diplomatic level" - but not a French proposal for a 48-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza, which Israel has rejected.

"She is going to take with her facts and arguments to try to explain what our policy is," he said, adding "also their opinion will be heard."

The official told Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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