Erekat calls for world pressure on Israel to implement Wye River accord

The Palestinian National Authority asked the European Union and major countries to work on implementing the agreement signed between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinian chief negotiator and Minister of Local Government Saeb Erekat informed the consuls of the European and major countries in Jerusalem yesterday of the obstacles placed by the Israeli government before the implementation of signed agreements, including the Wye River accord.

Erekat said that the consuls of US, Russia, the European countries, Canada and Japan assured their support for implementing the Wye River accords.

Regarding whether the Israeli - Palestinian committee will resume its meetings to discuss implementing the agreement, Erekat, who heads the Palestinian side in the committee, said that determining a new date for its meeting did not take place at the committee's meeting at the beginning of this week.

He added that such a meeting will not be convened unless Israeli has something to be discussed in the framework of assembling the mechanism to implement the Wye River agreement and unless Israel does not intend to discuss new ideas.