Saeb Erekat
Saeb Erekat
Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekatwas the Palestinian chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He later reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 April 1955
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We hope that we can conclude an agreement this year and with that we can have our own state by agreement, ... The decision last night was to recommit ourselves to peace as a strategic option.
agreed gaps meet remain serious today
We had in-depth and serious discussions. There was nothing new today and the gaps remain where they are. We agreed to meet tomorrow.
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We have a difficult task ahead of us. We are determined to exert every possible effort to expedite the implementation of the interim agreement on the ground.
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Of course, Mrs. Arafat did not mean poison gas, but tear gas. We agreed with President Clinton that the Palestinians and Israelis must resolve their differences through dialogue and negotiations.
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We want to agree on preparations to resume final-status talks which should commence in the middle of next month.
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If we (Israelis and Palestinians) don't honor the time line I don't think we have an agreement any more.
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He will ask for assistance in holding an international conference for peace as preparation to negotiate a permanent agreement in accordance with the road map.
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With this (Israeli) government, we do not have trust or confidence. Ross is simply helping make the process survive.
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Refugees, Jerusalem, borders, Jewish settlements and water are issues reserved to the final-status talks between the two sides and nothing should pre-empt or pre-judge the outcome of the final status talks before they begin.
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President Abbas has reiterated that cutting off fund for infrastructure or the annual budget will spell a humanitarian disaster that affects all people.
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start thinking in the mentality of a partner.
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We need the help of the Europeans to train us, to provide us with the technology needed, with the equipment with the machines, and they're going to be our partners in this,
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The amendments mean pursuing Jewish settlements and not resuming the negotiations from the point where they left off.
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I would not advise raising any expectations. Today's meeting demonstrated that there is a gap that exists between the two sides.