The three days of meetings between Israeli and Egyptian officers started 11 Nov. 07 in Rome. The talks are part of an annual dialogue that toke place at the headquarters of the Multinational Force Observers MFO, the international force that oversees the implementation of the security aspects of the peace agreement in Sinai since 1982.
The issue of smuggling was the main subject of the talks, and the Israeli delegation presented data regarding the estimated number of tunnels straddling the Philadelphi Route, and also recommend ways that Egypt can improve its counter-smuggling efforts
Israeli officials strongly rejected this possibility and charged that "Egypt's problem is not the number of soldiers but the lack of motivation.
Some 750 Egyptian border guards are currently deployed along the border area with the Gaza Strip, in accordance with agreements signed between Israel and Egypt following the unilateral evacuation of the Strip by Israel in August 2005.
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