By Xinhua,
Ramallah : Palestinian and Israeli peace negotiators will meet in Washington in 10 days with representatives from the U.S. administration attending the meeting, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday.
Spokesman Nabil Abu Rdineh said the forthcoming meeting was aimed at giving a stronger push to the staggering peace talks between the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Israel.
Abu Rdineh warned that there is not much time left for the two sides to come to an accord.
“None of the final-status issues has been settled so far. We still have time but not much time,” he said.
Abu Rdineh blamed Israel for delaying the peace process as over six months have passed since the peace negotiations were launched at the U.S.-hosted Annapolis peace conference.
The PNA and the Jewish state then agreed to reach a deal paving the way for the creation of a Palestinian statehood alongside Israel before U.S. President George Bush quits the White House.
The construction of Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the West Bank hinders the talks as the Palestinians consider the two territories as part of their future statehood.