Abbass: PLO is responsible for negotiations
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 5/9/2006

As if brushing aside the newly elected Palestinian government, led by Hamas, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday that the PLO is the sole body responsible for negotiations since Madrid Conference so far, saying that the PLO signed Oslo Accord, and other agreements, asserting that the Department of Negotiations belongs to the PLO.

Abbas called on the Israeli party to halt statements claiming the absence of a Palestinian partner for negotiations, and asserted on the existence of the Palestinian partner who believes in peace and the Roadmap peace plan.

Regarding reports on an expected meeting with the Israeli PM, Ehud Olmert, President called for holding the meeting, affirming that "we have a vision for the dialogue" which is based on implementing the Roadmap.

Abbas mentioned to his letter to the Quartet, revealing that it consisted of two points, suggestions on reaching assistants to the Palestinian people and reactivate the political process under the term of the Roadmap.

He called on the international community and the so-called Quartet group to go back to negotiations, or to adopt the idea of negotiations, and to immediately launch negotiations with the new Israeli Government.

Regarding the latest clashes in Gaza between (Fatah and Hamas militants), Abbas said he gave his orders for curbing any body tries to carry out such acts

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