RAMALLAH, September 26, 2011 (WAFA) – PLO executive committee will convene on Wednesday to discuss the quartet committee’s initiative and respond to it, Monday said PLO Executive Committee Member, Saeb Erekat.
The quartet initiative called for the resumption of direct Palestinian-Israeli negotiations and reaching an agreement by the end of 2012.
In an interview with voice of Palestine, Erekat called on the international quartet members who have not yet recognized Palestine to do so as soon as possible in order to save the peace process.
He said that so far the Israeli government is not a peace partner; it only wants to dictate.
He stressed the Palestinian leadership’s position to return to negotiations based on clear terms of reference; the 1967 borders and a complete halt of the settlement activities.
In response to the Israeli threats regarding resolving the Palestinian authority, Erekat said that the PA is not a tool in Netanyahu’s hands; it is a tool towards establishing the Palestinian state.
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