The United States has called for the prompt resumption of Israeli- Palestinian peace talks. The US envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell made the comments during a meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Wednesday.
“The only viable resolution to this conflict is for the aspirations of both sides to be met through two states", Mitchell told reporters after his meeting with Abbas.”
Mitchell advocated a “prompt resumption and early conclusion” of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. He also made the obligations of the Israelis and Palestinians clear under the agreed upon terms of the Road Map for Peace plan. Mitchell called on Israel to stop settlement construction in the West Bank, including so-called “natural growth” and urged Palestinians to end violence.
Palestine Monitor
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