BBC News - 'Work needed' on Mid-East talks - US secretary of state 30 June 2013 Last updated at 12:18 The US secretary of state says "real progress" has been made to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks but more work is needed. John Kerry extended his peace mission on Saturday, cancelling a scheduled trip to Abu Dhabi. For three days he has shuttled between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said there had been no breakthrough. He said the latest meeting had been "positive and profound," but "there is still a gap between the Palestinian and Israeli positions." Speaking next to Mr Abbas following Sunday's talks, Mr Kerry told reporters that "positive" and "very important" discussions had taken place during the past few days. But he too admitted that "we have a few things we need to work on." Two decades of on-off negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) in the West Bank have failed to produce a permanent settlement, with the latest round of direct negotiations breaking down in 2010. Mr Kerry is on his fifth visit to the region since taking office in February. He is offering the Palestinians the incentive of a major investment plan, but it is dependent on progress towards a peace deal.