peace talks to continue for 9 months
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas:

Peace talks to continue for 9 months

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchroniclePeace talks to continue for 9 months

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas
Ramallah - Arab Today

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas Ramallah - Arab Today Peace talks with Israel will continue for the full nine months as agreed with Washington "regardless of what happens on the ground", Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told AFP on Sunday. In an exclusive interview at his Muqataa headquarters in Ramallah, the Palestinian leader also called for an international inquiry to determine who was responsible for the death of Yasser Arafat after scientists said it was likely he was poisoned. Speaking ahead of a key visit by French President Francois Hollande, Abbas reaffirmed his commitment to push ahead with the US-backed peace talks, despite a major upset over Israeli settlement building. "We have committed to continue the negotiations for nine months, regardless of what happens on the ground," he told AFP. "We are committed and we will go to the full nine months, and then we will take the appropriate decision," he said. After months of intensive shuttle diplomacy by US Secretary of State John Kerry, Israel and the Palestinians finally agreed to begin direct talks in late July with the ambitious aim of reaching an agreement within nine months. Abbas said his team of peace negotiators lead by Saeb Erakat, which collectively resigned three days ago over Israel's ongoing settlement activity, would remain in place for the time being. "The delegation to the talks handed in its resignation which we have still not accepted. The Palestinian leadership is studying it and today they met to discuss it, but decided to take a little longer to make a decision," he explained. He also demanded an international inquiry to determine responsibility for the death in 2004 of Arafat following revelations by Swiss laboratory experts suggesting he was killed by polonium poisoning. "We have indications that president Yasser Arafat did not die of old age nor of illness but that he died of poisoning," he said, summarising conclusions publicised earlier this month by Swiss and Russian scientists who ran forensic tests on the veteran leader's remains. "There are indications he was poisoned, so who poisoned him? And who sent the poison? This needs investigation," he said. "That is why we are demanding an international inquiry, like the one France demanded for (the murder of Lebanon's former premier) Rafiq Hariri, to discover who killed Yasser Arafat," he said. Arafat died at the age of 75 in a hospital near Paris on November 11, 2004 after falling sick a month earlier. Doctors were unable to specify the cause of death and no post-mortem was carried out. Palestinian society has long given currency to the rumour that Arafat was murdered, with Israel the party most often blamed. But there has never been any proof. Source: AFP

themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

peace talks to continue for 9 months peace talks to continue for 9 months

 



Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

GMT 09:47 2016 Thursday ,24 March

Canes drop out-of-shape Savea, Read

GMT 10:06 2017 Wednesday ,18 October

Human remains found in large Australian croc

GMT 08:26 2017 Monday ,18 September

'The Handmaid's Tale' wins best drama series Emmy

GMT 21:06 2013 Friday ,18 October

Ultimate modern relaxation getaway

GMT 11:06 2017 Friday ,14 April

Bahrain Bourse daily trading report

GMT 20:55 2017 Thursday ,29 June

MP underlines parliamentary efforts

GMT 04:46 2011 Sunday ,30 October

Gaza blockade must end

GMT 08:50 2011 Monday ,05 December

Assembly to be ‘people\'s parliament’

GMT 23:17 2011 Friday ,22 April

Earth Day in Texasn it\'s for the birds

GMT 09:36 2017 Wednesday ,20 September

Actress Nabila Ebeid describes mother’s death

GMT 08:37 2017 Thursday ,16 March

Hassabo chairs meeting on National Library

GMT 06:46 2017 Wednesday ,01 November

Saudi women seize new business opportunities

GMT 22:18 2017 Monday ,23 October

Central bank joins Islamic finance body

GMT 11:36 2017 Wednesday ,01 November

Football: Briton gets jail in second FIFA sentencing
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
 
 Themuslimchronicle Facebook,themuslimchronicle facebook  Themuslimchronicle Twitter,themuslimchronicle twitter Themuslimchronicle Rss,themuslimchronicle rss  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©

muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle