RAMALLAH, November 4, 2007 (WAFA) - President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday that Fatah Movement is the skeleton of the Palestinian national project since its start until a close independence of Palestine and having Jerusalem as its capital.

President Abbas was speaking in the West Bank city of Ramallah to Fatah leaders and cadres.

Regarding the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations, President Abbas said there was no call for an international conference, adding that there was a call for a meeting in Washington like fifteen years ago to find a final solution to the Palestinian cause.

He added that the international meeting expanded and included the Quaret, the G8, the UNSC members, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Norway and a number of countries who wanted to participate in this conference.

He said “now we are negotiating with Israel with a US presence on the following” adding thatwe accept it from A to Z and we no reservations on it; we accept it as a whole.”