This term relates to the basic document of the Oslo process that
was signed between Israel and the PLO in 1993 and contains the
underlying principles for reaching permanent status. The term
"Declaration of Principles"1 (9/93) relates to: - An agreement
signed between Israel and the PLO, including principles to
reaching a permanent status agreement. - An Exchange of Letters
Between PM Rabin and Chairman Arafat, which included mutual
recognition and Palestinian abandonment of violence as a method
of achieving their political objectives. These letters were
annexed to the declaration. The Declaration of Principles (Oslo
A) was considered a historical milestone in Israeli-Palestinian
relations. The process outset, which led to the Declaration of
Principles, was initiated in "Track-Two", a non-governmental
channel which began in Oslo, Norway in January 1993. Following,
Prime Minister Rabin turned the channel into a back-channel,
which led to an agreement on the principles for a permanent
status. The process ended w