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| Palestinian negotiator: peace 'framework' with Israel possible |
| 2013-12-19 |
| [LATIMES] Israel and the Paleostinians should be able to reach a basic "framework agreement" for peace by the end of April and a full peace treaty within a year after that, the chief Paleostinian negotiator said Wednesday. In a generally optimistic assessment of a grinding of the peace processor that many see as quixotic, Saeb Erekat ...negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel. He has been chief Paleostinian negotiator since 1995. He is currently negotiating with Israel to establish a de jure Paleostinian state... said a framework agreement would include a general accord on core issues, but would leave the details of implementation to a final treaty. "April 29 is time for a framework agreement," Erekat told foreign news hounds in this West Bank town near Bethlehem. "We are not talking about a final peace treaty but only a framework agreement, which is halfway to a final treaty." He said the final peace treaty will come six to 12 months after signing the framework agreement, which will be implemented in stages. Secretary of State John F. Kerry has been a frequent visitor to the region as he has attempted to nudge both sides toward an accord. However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... the talks are said to be stuck on issues that include Israel's insistence on maintaining a military presence in part of the West Bank. |
| Posted by:Fred |