Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas, also known by the kunya Abu Mazen, is the President of the State of Palestine and Palestinian National Authority. He has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organizationsince 11 November 2004 and has been Palestinian president since 15 January 2005. Abbas is a member of the Fatah party...
NationalityPalestinian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 March 1935
CitySafed, Israel
CountryPalestine, State of
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spending time and energies to move the process forward.
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If we want a successful meeting, we should prepare for it, ... If this is done, then there is no obstacle to holding the meeting.
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I will be able to control the chaos in Gaza.
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I think that we are able to put all these ideas together and finalize them soon,
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If the preparations can be finalized, there is nothing to prevent this meeting.
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realistic, if we work on it from now.
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If we build this confidence together, that will lead to other important steps,
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Ending this deterioration requires the commitment of all parties to end violence and cease fire and begin serious implementation of the road map,
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It was a good meeting, ... We discussed the (Gaza) agreement reached yesterday. We discussed the continuation of such meetings.
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It is an important day in our people's history in Gaza Strip and northern West Bank, where all settlements will be removed out of our lands forever,
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The Israelis say: 'OK, we'll impose a unilateral solution' - which means that they will postpone, delay the struggle and they will not solve the problem.
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If I feel that I can't fulfill this program ... then the seat is not my ultimate ambition.
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An international conference should be summoned immediately, in which direct negotiations take place, on the basis of international UN resolutions and signed agreements.
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As for relations and contacts with the Israelis, we are completely certain they are going to resume very rapidly because there are many things we can tackle with the Israelis and which must be discussed,