It would be the first three-way meeting since the leaders got together in Oslo last November.

Such a three-way meeting, under better circumstances, might well decide the final issue.

Once again, a three-way meeting was possible.

Beijing brokered the compromise format of a three-way meeting.

There was no immediate decision about when or where the three-way meeting would take place, or what the agenda might be.

This hollow of a three-way meeting was as good a place as any to store them.

In Washington, a State Department spokesman who was asked about the prospects for a three-way meeting next week said he had no specific information.

The Prime Minister then called for a three-way meeting that would include business leaders.

It is possible that there will also be a three-way meeting with the Israelis, to discuss where final negotiations stand.

"The matter is not just to hold a three-way meeting," he said.