KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We're going to go back to CNN's Jerrold Kessel he's standing by with the latest developments on the peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders -- Jerrold.</s>JERROLD KESSEL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: After a month of stalled negotiations and acrimonious exchanges about who was responsible for the breakdown, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders are talking again and preparing to negotiate again. That was the announcement made by top U.S. Middle East troubleshooter Dennis Ross after a summit meeting between Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak today in the West Bank town of Ramallah, the announcement that the two sides will begin their formal -- re-begin their formal peace negotiations in Washington in 10 days time. This, today's summit -- surprise summit -- was the second within 14 hours for the two leaders. And even though it was in public, the surest sign that there was a breakthrough imminent, there were no great shows of enthusiasm, perhaps an aftermath of the stalled peace process and the bruising accusation and counter-accusation of who had been responsible for the breakdown. But after Mr. Ross had announced that they were resuming their formal peace talks, the two leaders, Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak, continued talking among themselves. When they came out, they did not decline to make statements to the waiting -- awaiting newsmen, suggesting that tough negotiations remain ahead. But they have resolved the following: Israel will soon, within days, carry out a long-delayed 6.1 percent land hand-over in the West Bank. The two sides are committed to reaching a new deadline for a peace accord -- framework for a peace accord in June, and they have still set on course for September 13 a full peace accord. But given the fact that there's still problems with the major issues and it's only the agenda that's been resolved, that remains a very ambitious objective still. Kyra, back to you.</s>PHILLIPS: Jerrold Kessel, live in Jerusalem, thank you.
Israeli, Palestinian Leaders to Resume Peace Talks in Washington