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Friday, August 13, 1999 | return to: international
Peres has new title, still waiting for work
by JERUSALEM (JPS) -- While the rest of the new cabinet ministers are learning about their new jobs and have even begun implementin, Prime Minister's Office Director-General Yossi Kucik on Sunday failed in his attempt to reach agreement on Peres' powers with th
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Peres confidant Avi Gil passed a list of recommendations to Kucik a week ago, which the other ministries involved have now had time to consider.
Led by the Foreign Ministry, they unanimously rejected the proposals, which largely call for the transfer of financial powers to Peres' ministry.
Sunday night, the Prime Minister's Office would not say the talks have stalled but rather that "there will be more discussions during the week."
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