(MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency)
RAMALLAH, Rabi'II 27, 1439, January 14, 2018, SPA -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asserted that Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the State of Palestine, calling on the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) meeting in Ramallah on Sunday for a revision of the agreements signed between the PLO and Israel.
'I call on the Central Council to revise all the agreements signed between the PLO and Israel because Israel has brought these agreements to a dead end,' he said, adding that 'we are going to take this decision even though we know in advance what it will bring to us.'
Abbas said that 'Israel has ended the Oslo agreement,' and therefore the Central Council needs to think of 'where should we go from here?'
President Abbas also recommended to the Council to rule out any role for the United States in mediating a peace solution with Israel, after the US recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, lashing out at the US for its biased position toward the Palestinians.
'We will not accept what the US is going to propose to us and will not accept its mediation after its Jerusalem crime, but we will accept only an international mediation in the peace process with a goal to end the occupation,' he said, adding that 'we will get engaged in any serious peace talks under United Nations auspices to end the occupation.'
Abbas also said he cannot accept to have an authority without power, nor would he accept to allow the occupation to continue without any cost.
He said that the Palestinians will continue to pursue justice from international forums and the International Criminal Court, while continuing efforts to gain full membership in the United Nations as well as continue efforts to join hundreds of conventions and agreements.
--SPA
23:52 LOCAL TIME 20:52 GMT

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