Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Palestinian Authority rejects talks extension


The Palestinian Authority (PA) has rejected the idea of extending talks with Israel beyond the nine-month timeline set by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

 Acting PA Chief Mahmoud Abbas told reporters in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday that it had been agreed that the negotiations would continue for nine months, <i>The Jerusalem Post</i> reported.

“We have had a large number of negotiation sessions, during which we discussed major issues. There is not talk about an extension. We need to focus on the remaining time and not think about prolonging the talks,” he said.
Kerry had given Israelis and Palestinians the nine-month deadline, ending in April, to reach a peace deal. 



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