Reply #5: Abbas: No need for talks if settlements do not stop (Extra) [View All]

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Ramallah - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas strongly criticized on Monday an Israeli decision to seize more Palestinian land in the West Bank for settlement expansion.

He said that 'unless settlements are brought to a halt, then talks (with Israel) will be meaningless and useless.'

Abbas also stressed that the next Israeli government has to accept the two-state solution and other international agreements on the Middle East conflict as a prelude to resuming negotiations.

'We cannot start from point zero once again,' stressed Abbas during a press conference with visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

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