Monday, July 4, 2011

Abbas: US should not have veto power over Middle East Quartet decisions

The United States should not have the power to veto decisions by its partners in the Quartet for Middle East peace, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday in a radio interview. The Quartet, which also includes the European Union, Russia and the United Nations, is expected to meet in Washington on July 11 to discuss ways to revive the deadlocked Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. ... Abbas said that he was still in favor of negotiations but that he was also determined to seek UN recognition of a Palestinian state in September, despite U.S. objections.
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1 comment:

  1. Isn't the point of the Quartet that all four need to agree for anything? Forcing international concensus? The four are Russia, US, EU, UN.

    In my view all 4 should have veto power.

    Good for Abbas that he wants negotiations.

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