American officials are fairly confident that the letters will not be a problem if the issue of Palestinian representation can be worked out.

He did not have an easy time finding the right formula to convene the conference, particularly on the issue of Palestinian representation.

The sticking point remains the issue of Palestinian representation.

Nor had the delicate question of Palestinian representation been worked out.

"You have to find a way of Palestinian representation that will also be compatible with Israeli representation."

The agreement on Palestinian representation was put together carefully before the Madrid talks.

The spokesman restated Israel's conditions on the composition of the Palestinian representation.

A major unresolved issue is that of Palestinian representation.

And the crux of it is Palestinian representation.

A Palestinian representation in Oslo has had status of "general delegation".