FBIS Coverage of the Middle East Peace Talks- 1978 September

V. 18 Sep78 N3
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nswer Today there is no exchange of letters, as there was to have been, but if we get
a letter with a certain content which does not at all enidane Jeuae n h ato
the president, I will answer the peinttlndnger Jerusalem on the part oftheo bresidivid, evr andr president telling him that Jerusalem is one city whichcannot be divided, ever, and it is the eternal capital of Israel. This is what I willanser him and I will explain to him that this is a decision of theTKnessetWoftl11 lyer
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order apply the state's law, 9uidcton am7 ying The government may byoire aps theiteds lh, jurisdiction and administration over all parts of Eret:Yisrael as specified by the order. On the basis of this law the government then--thatis in June 1967--applied the State of Israelis law, Jurisdiction and administration overall of Jerusalem.
[Question] Mr Begin, how would you define the relations between you and the presidentof Egypt, As-Sadat?
(Answer) As you know, last November, in Jerusalem [words indistinct- and he answeredme, you are my friend.ae
[Question] Are you still his friend?
[Answer] I answered this important remark and I believe that when a man tells anotherman; you are my friend, these are important things. However, after Ismailia there wasa turnabout and bad things were publicized. Today I do not want to repeat the bad thingsbecause I think that we have a reason-even to be aoyful..Ithink that what happened is.a turnabout in the history of the nation We will hope for the best. h h
I cannot yet say that we already have peace because we have not yet signed a peace treatyBut there is hope that we will have peace, as I hope, not only in this generation butfor generatio to come. Therefore, I do not want to talk about the bad things, I preferto talk about the good things and as you saw today we again said to each other: Weare friends,.
I visited President as-Sadat at his cabin in Camp.David, He met me. We conducted afriendly talk, He then returned the visit at my cabin--it is called a cabin--I wishevery Israeli citizen had such a cabin--and we had a most friendly conversation--muchfriendship, much openness, an assurance that there would not be war, that we would makepeace, that we would help each other. No better things could'be said to those who usedto be enemies and who became friends and who then became this and that and who againbecame friends.I
[Question] Mr Begin, who will be the first Israeli ambassador to Egypt? Have youthought about this? gP Hv o
[Answer] 211 tell you the truth, I have not yet thought about sending an ambassador butwe have may condidates. Look here at the U.S. Embassy, I- can pull them by the hairand send them to Cairo, We also have people in Israel. I do not want to maes firm state-ments otherwise they will ask me to keep my promise. Im
[Wessely] Thank you, Mr Begin. [end. recording]
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