RAMALLAH, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell will visit the Middle East region in the coming few days in a renewed effort to restart the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, Israeli Radio reported on Saturday.
The report quoted U.S. official sources as saying that Mitchell would hold intensive contacts with both Israelis and Palestinians in a bid to resume the stalled peace talks between the two sides.
The report, however, did not give the exact date of the visit.
The report said the United States is seeking the possibility of resuming the peace negotiations at a level lower than between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The sources said in case the two sides accept resuming the peace talks, the first issue to be discussed will be the borders of the future Palestinian state, adding that starting with the borders issue, the two parties will then find solutions to the issues of settlement, water and Jerusalem.
Last week, Netanyahu announced that he is willing to stop settlement temporarily for 10 month only in the West Bank, excluding Jerusalem, in exchange for the resumption of negotiations. The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejected the offer.
Abbas rejected the proposal of temporary cessation of settlement and called on Israel to completely stop settlement in order to resume the peace negotiations.
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