But George Mitchell, the American special envoy for Middle East peace, has traveled between the two sides for months of indirect, or proximity,talks.

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There were talks,living history re-enactments,special tours, and musical and dramatic events.

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Also in the region is U.S.special envoy George Mitchell, was in Cairo on Monday for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

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In 1986, a team of U.S. arms control experts arrived in Moscow for special talks aimed at preparing for a new U.S.Soviet summit.

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He said the government had sought some kind of "formula to remove the risk" - but there had been concerns from ministerial special advisors that the talks had not achieved their "minimum requirements".

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