Baltiansky said that Israel would not present any concrete position on the border until it receives clarifications on security and normalization issues. Both the Syrians and the Israelis spent the weekend going over the document separately, and both, reportedly, were satisfied with the draft, although they had clarifications and comments to make. We felt responses have been positive. President Bill Clinton also arrived again at the talks for a three-way meeting with Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Shara. No details were available about the committee meetings or the summit as of press time.
Nothing is agreed upon yet.
He will not sign any agreement, he reiterated, which does not improve Israel's strategic stance. On another front, Minister Haim Ramon said he spoke to Barak late Saturday and reported that while Syria had refused to permit Israel to retain an early warning station on the Golan Heights after a pullback, it is prepared to consider a warning station manned mainly by American and French personnel, with a Syrian presence and a symbolic Israeli presence. Ramon did not rule out this arrangement. Ramon did not specify how that access should be ensured. With Barak's and Shara's expected departure today, it is likely that technical teams will stay behind for a few more days - possibly moving the talks to Washington.