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Middle East Talks: US envoy ends mission
without results
Saturday, October 02, 2010 08:26:11 AM,
DPA
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Ramallah:
US special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell failed Friday
to get the Palestinians to agree to continue negotiations with
Israel before the latter extends a freeze on settlement
construction, which Israel has so far refused to do.
Mitchell Friday concluded three days of talks with Palestinian and
Israeli leaders in an effort to prevent a breakdown in the
negotiations, which started early September.
The Palestinians reiterated their position that, without an
extension of the 10-month settlement freeze decision, which
expired Sunday, they will not continue in the negotiations.
Mitchell told reporters after his meeting with Abbas in Ramallah
that he will continue his efforts with both Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said the Palestinians
will do all they can with the US administration "to give the peace
process the opportunity it needs".
He said that "the key to direct negotiations is in the hands of
the Israeli prime minister," stressing that "the Palestinian
position is very clear and specific and it says all settlement
activities should stop to give direct negotiations a chance".
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