President Abbas says ”ready” for Paris peace talks

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told a gathering of the Arab League that the body he represents is ready to accept a “fair and just peace” based on internationally recognized U.N. resolutions in accordance with the 2003 Arab peace initiative.  A French-sponsored peace conference is due to begin in Paris on June 3. Arab League […]

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told a gathering of the Arab League that the body he represents is ready to accept a “fair and just peace” based on internationally recognized U.N. resolutions in accordance with the 2003 Arab peace initiative.  A French-sponsored peace conference is due to begin in Paris on June 3.
Arab League foreign ministers met Saturday at the group’s headquarters in Cairo to discuss resumption of the long-stalled Arab-Israeli peace process. France has offered to host a peace conference on July 3 to help jump start negotiations.
President Mahmoud Abbas told the gathering that his side was willing to attend the conference and resume talks, but in accordance with previously-stipulated conditions.
He says that the ultimate goal of the peace process is the “two-state solution” with each state living side-by-side in peace.