RAMALLAH, April 22, 2014 (WAFA) –
The Palestinian Council of Ministers stated Tuesday that the demarcation of the
Palestinian-Israeli borders based on 1976 borders is the key to successful
negotiations with Israel in the future.
The council said in its weekly
meeting held in Ramallah that Israel’s evasion to discuss this issue during the
previous nine months rendered it impossible to achieve any further progress,
said the cabinet.
The Israeli evasion to discuss
this issue would also foil any future peace efforts, which shows that the
Israeli government is not serious regarding carrying out genuine negotiations
as it seeks to evade its commitments and buy more time to consolidate its
occupation of Palestinian territories and complete the Judaization of Jerusalem,
the cabinet added.
The council stressed that the
Palestinian state should be established on a unified geographic and political
basis between the West Bank and Gaza and with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Regarding the national
reconciliation efforts, the council called upon the different parties to “give
priority to the national interest,” hoping the ongoing efforts could advance
national unity.
In a separate subject, the
cabinet stressed the Palestinian Jordanian firm relations and praised Jordan’s
unswerving support for the Palestinian rights.
It further stated that mutual
agreements will be forged in the coming days between Palestine and Jordan which
will benefit the Jordanian and Palestinian peoples.
The council condemned the latest
Israeli measures in Jerusalem and repeated raids by settlers on al-Aqsa Mosque
in addition to Israel’s violations against the Muslim and Christian holy sites.
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