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| Erekat: Netanyahu must recant his terms for talks to resume |
| 2010-01-20 |
| [Ma'an] Responding to a call to return to negotiations from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat on Tuesday said that Netanyahu must recant his terms and implement the Road Map Agreement before talks can resume. The chief negotiator made his pronouncement during a meeting with EU convoy to the Middle East Mark Otti, Representative of the Secretary-General for the UN Robert Seri, and member of the Foreign Affairs Committee Piero Fassino, where they discussed the latest political developments pertaining to the occupied Palestinian territories. During the meeting Erekat spoke of the international quartet's inability to compel Israel to abide by its obligations, particularly with regard to a settlement standstill in East Jerusalem and reopening Palestinian institutes in the city, as well as lifting Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip and releasing Palestinian detainees. "It is the responsibility of the quartet committee to announce that Israel is the one stalling the negotiations and it is the one responsible for any effort done to resume negotiation," he said. Erekat emphasized that all parties were working to resume negotiations, which should return to the point at which they were halted in December 2009. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "Netanyahu must .."? are you talking about the same Netanyahu we've seen for years on TV? have you taken some really strong drugs or have you skipped your prescribed med? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-01-20 01:04 |