Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni before their meeting in Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Nov. 9, 2008. Abbas and Livni held closed-door talks here on the sidelines of the Middle East Quartet Principals Meeting Sunday. [Xinhua]
![Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni before their meeting in Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Nov. 9, 2008. Abbas and Livni held closed-door talks here on the sidelines of the Middle East Quartet Principals Meeting Sunday. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081110/00016c8b5de90a81ca3202.jpg "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) shakes hands with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni before their meeting in Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Nov. 9, 2008. Abbas and Livni held closed-door talks here on the sidelines of the Middle East Quartet Principals Meeting Sunday. [Xinhua]")