Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: "Our intention is to begin ongoing negotiations in order to advance the peace process that we want so much," Olmert said Sunday at the opening of a weekly cabinet meeting. In a phone call with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, also on Sunday, Olmert said his meeting with Abbas "could mark an opening for a better future," his office said.

said