ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN, JUNE 16, SPA -- ISRAEL WILL SOON HOLD TALKS WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS, ISRAELI VICE PREMIER SHIMON PERES SAID FRIDAY. «IN A VERY SHORT WHILE, WE SHALL START TO TALK WITHHIM,» PERES SAID IN AN INTERVIEW WITH FOREIGN MEDIA. «FOREIGN SUPPORT WON’T COME TO A PARTY WHICH OPPOSESPEACE, WHICH DOESN’T RECOGNIZE ISRAEL,» PERES SAID ON THEEVE OF AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF STATE AND OTHER LEADERS IN KAZAKHSTAN. PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO DISCUSS SECURITY AND OTHER ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN. A DELEGATION FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY IS ATTENDING, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTED. --SPA 16/06/2006 14:00 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/369045