TEL AVIV, November 9, 2007 (WAFA)-Palestinian National Authority and Israel agreed that any future agreement between them will be conditional to the implementation of the first stage of the Road Map Plan, Haaretz reported Friday.

The daily added that the agreement, which follows two weeks of stalemate in the negotiations between the two sides, may pave the way to the drafting of a shared declaration that will be presented at an upcoming peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland, that aims to set terms for re-launching peace talks.

In talks between the two negotiating teams in Tel Aviv on Thursday, it was agreed that "any implementation of agreements in the future will be conditional to both sides carrying out what they must in accordance with the first stage of the road map." It is expected that a similar formulation will appear in the joint declaration the two sides will make at Annapolis.

As part of the first stage of the Road Map plan, the Palestinians are obligated to undertake a series of security-related activities, with particular emphasis on counter-terrorism actions against militant groups, collecting weapons and arresting militants.

For its part, Israel is obligated to freeze construction in settlements, evacuate illegal outposts and withdraw from Palestinian cities.