RAMALLAH, Jul 15 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammed Ishtaye, said yesterday that, Israel should abide by the peace agreements it has signed with Palestine, to advance a serious political process.
The prime minister made the appeal, during a meeting with former U.S. Representative, Robert Wexler, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, according to a statement issued by Ishtaye’s office.
Ishtaye told Wexler that, launching a serious peace process with Israel must be preceded by confidence-building measures, that have to be taken by the Israeli government, said the statement.
Confidence-building measures should include “allowing the Palestinian side to hold general elections in East Jerusalem,” the statement said.
On Tuesday, Ishtaye met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israel and Palestinian Affairs, Hady Amr. They discussed measures to build confidence with Israel, to resume the peace process, according to the statement.
Shadi Othman, a European Union (EU) communication official in Jerusalem, told state radio, Voice of Palestine, yesterday that, “there has to be a breakthrough with regard to building a real political process.”
“The EU calls on Israel to start taking tangible measures and improve lives of the Palestinians, and then build on a real political process that contributes to achieving the vision of the two-state solution,” Othman said.
