Abbas wants to negotiate peace with Israel, Spanish FM says April 24, 2013 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants to negotiate peace with Israel and would like to see an offer of confidence building measures, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo told Israel’s President Shimon Peres. He spoke with Peres after meeting with Abbas in Amman last weekend and explained to the Israeli president that his country wanted to help ensure that a two-state solution as reached, The Jerusalem Post reported. "I had a meeting with President Abbas and I felt that he is willing to negotiate a peace process. He asked me to convey a message that he would like to see confidence building measures regarding political prisoners and the problem of the settlements,” Garcia-Margallo said. “I transmitted to him and to the Jordanian authorities and now to you that you can count on Spain for any help we can offer to bring peace to this city, this city of peace,” Garcia-Margallo said. He spoke amidst a renewed U.S. push to rekindle direct Israeli Palestinian negotiations, which have been largely frozen since December 2008.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
