Abbas willing 'at any moment' to restart peace talks with Israel
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in Colombia said he was willing "at any moment" to restart peace negotiations with Israel aimed at a settlement that allows them to exist side by side as states.
"We are in favor of peaceful negotiations leading to the creation of a Palestinian state, alongside the state of Israel,"Abbas said in Bogota, where he is on a Latin American tour to rally support for UN recognition.
"We are at any moment willing to return to the negotiating table if Israel is of the same mind,"he said, during an event where he was declared an honorary citizen of Bogota by the city's mayor.
The Middle East Quartet (United States, Russia, United Nations and the European Union) has called for a resumption of negotiations.
Israel on Sunday accepted with reservations a plan proposed for more details....
"We are in favor of peaceful negotiations leading to the creation of a Palestinian state, alongside the state of Israel,"Abbas said in Bogota, where he is on a Latin American tour to rally support for UN recognition.
"We are at any moment willing to return to the negotiating table if Israel is of the same mind,"he said, during an event where he was declared an honorary citizen of Bogota by the city's mayor.
The Middle East Quartet (United States, Russia, United Nations and the European Union) has called for a resumption of negotiations.
Israel on Sunday accepted with reservations a plan proposed for more details....
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