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Abbas, Obama meeting to determine talks extension
Published today (updated) 03/03/2014 14:18

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=3D678057

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The extension of Palestinian-Israeli negotiations will =

be determined by the upcoming meeting between presidents Mahmoud Abbas and =

Barack Obama, a Palestinian official said Sunday.

Representative at the Arab League Mohammad Sbeih told Ma=92an that “extendi=
ng =

negotiations … is highly dependent on Abu Mazen=92s (Abbas’) visit to =

Washington and what will be proposed.”

=93Until now, (the position) is not to extended negotiations,=94 Sbeih said=
of =

an April deadline for agreeing a framework agreement with Israeli Prime =

Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Sbeih added that if Abbas wants to extend the negotiations he will propose =

that option to the Arab League, and it would be largely dependent on =

progress so far.

Sbeih explained that any deal would have to be based on the Arab Peace =

Initiative — a 2002 offer by the Arab and Muslim world to recognize Israel =

in exchange for a just resolution on the conflict — and =93East Jerusalem, =

not Beit Hanina=94 as the capital of a Palestinian state.

=93There will be no (recognition of) a Jewish state=94, he added, referring=
to a =

key demand by Netanyahu’s negotiators.

A meeting of Arab foreign ministers will be held on March 9 in which Abbas =

will brief them on the updates of the negotiations, Sbeih said.

He added that PLO chief negotiator Saeb Erekat has met with Secretary =

General of the Arab League Nabil El-Araby and Egyptian foreign minister =

Nabil Fahmi.

Erekat informed Arab officials that no written framework was proposed so =

far, and that =93the general atmosphere is uncomfortable.=94
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