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Palestinians drafting joint statement ahead of summit
(AFP), Khaleej
Times, 31 May 2003
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Israelis and Palestinians will draft a joint statement on Saturday to be released at the close of next week’s three-way summit of US, Israeli and Palestinian leaders, Palestinian sources said. The sides agreed to draft the statement at the Thursday night meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart, Mahmud Abbas.
“The two sides agree
to the publishing of a joint statement” on the internationally drafted
roadmap for peace, said Nabil Abu Rudeina, a senior advisor to Palestinian
leader Yasser Arafat.
They had started work on
Friday, Palestinian sources said. Dov Wiesglass, Sharon’s
chief of staff, is participating in the discussions, Palestinian sources
said. The Palestinians want
Israel to recognise their ambitions to statehood, while Israel wants the
Palestinians to acknowledge its right to live within secure and stable
borders, the sources said. King Abdullah II will
host US President George W. Bush, Abbas and Sharon in the Jordanian
coastal resort of Aqaba on Wednesday. The summit, on the heels of a
Tuesday gathering in Egypt of Bush and Arab leaders, aims to kickstart the
roadmap. The plan, drafted by the
United States, Russia, European Union and United Nations, calls for the
creation of a Palestinian state by the end of 2005, but hinges on the
Palestinians cracking down on militant groups.
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| The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers (Ran Cohen, pmc, 5/24/03). |
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| The Israeli apartheid (security) wall around Palestinian population centers in the West Bank (Ran Cohen, pmc, 5/24/03). |