By NNN-WAFA
Ramallah : President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed on Friday that he wants peace in accordance with the international legitimacy resolutions as well as a viable independent Palestinian state living side- by- side with Israel.
During a meal breaking fast of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the Presidential HQ in Ramallah, the President told Palestinian dignitaries from Jerusalem that he expected at least 36 states to attend, including 12 Arab states, three Muslim nations, the permanent members of the UN Security Council and the G-8.
In Friday’s meeting, President told his guests that a solution for Jerusalem would be key to any peace deal. “Jerusalem has always been in our hearts and the hope that we have been looking at.”
“There is no independent Palestinian state without Jerusalem as its capital. It is a concern in coming, difficult days.”
The President mentioned that the Palestinian and Israeli teams asked to draft the joint statement ahead of the Annapolis conference would hold their first meeting Monday.