Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen, is the President of the State of Palestine and Palestinian National Authority. He has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organizationsince 11 November 2004 and has been Palestinian president since 15 January 2005. Abbas is a member of the Fatah party...
NationalityPalestinian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1935
CitySafed, Israel
CountryPalestine, State of
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Here, I declare that the Palestine Liberation Organization is ready to return immediately to the negotiating table on the basis of the adopted terms of reference based on international legitimacy and a complete cessation of settlement activities.
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This exit of the settlers is one of the fruits of your sacrifices. This step is only the first step that will be completed in the West Bank and in Jerusalem. But the step has come as a result of patience and sacrifices of our people, of martyrs, of wounded, of houses destroyed. All of those have brought us the fruit we are celebrating today.
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I am optimistic and I expect that we will reach an overall agreement with everybody for a complete cease-fire in all the territories,
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We look with great worry on what might happen if (Sharon) is impaired.
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We will not hesitate to get into such a negotiation. The way to peace is to sit together at the negotiation table, not the path of killings and unilateral actions.
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We will not allow the state of lawlessness, the disorder of weapons, taking law into one's hands, kidnapping and attacks on government institutions and state land to continue, ... No one is above the law.
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We will not allow the presence of guns. The instructions are clear.
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We are trying to lead our people to a just peace and to security, and we want to pave the way for the next generations.
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The situation along the border is stable and the chaos we saw in the past few days is over,
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There won't be a meeting on October 2, ... We said 'no'. Why? Because if we want a successful meeting, then we should prepare for it.
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An international conference should be summoned immediately, in which direct negotiations take place, on the basis of international UN resolutions and signed agreements.
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Ending this deterioration requires the commitment of all parties to end violence and cease fire and begin serious implementation of the road map,
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Elections have been done in some places, and we deal with that in a positive way. For places which have not held their primaries, we will find a suitable solution.
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first step towards the liberation of the West Bank and Jerusalem.