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But Peres said at the airport: "I don't see any argument between us and America on this topic."
Peres is seeking an international forum in an effort to recruit Jordan into the peace process. Jordan has made it clear it will not join peace talks without the support of the superpowers and all the parties involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the Palestinians.
Peres said Israel and the United States "agree on the need to accompany direct negotiations with an international forum, a forum that cannot impose anything and that doesn't replace direct negotiation."
Peres predicted the Soviets might reject Israel's terms. "We will either see that the Russians are ready to accept the necessary conditions to join...or it [the Soviet Union] will continue its refusal, then we all will have to look for alternatives."
Peres said the United States need not fear that Soviet involvement in an international conference would erode American influence in the Middle East.