Gaza: Abbas calls on Israel to resume talks

Source: CCTV.com | 11-16-2006 14:09

The Palestinian President wants Israel to resume negotiations aimed at creating a final peace settlement. Mahmoud Abbas insists that a full Israeli pullout from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem is necessary to achieve lasting peace.

Mahmoud Abbas said, “On our independence day I'm asking the Israelis don't waste the chance of peace. The solution depends on Israel recognizing our national rights, withdrawal from our lands and our Jerusalem, implementation of the international resolutions and finding a just solution and agreed upon to the issue of refugees.

Peace in this region will not be established without the full Israeli withdrawal from the Arab and Palestinian lands occupied in 1967.”

Editor:Sun Luying