RAMALLAH, March 20, 2014 (WAFA) –
President Mahmoud Abbas pledged Thursday to commit to Palestinian fixed
principles in a speech he delivered to thousands of supporters in Ramallah.
Abbas stressed that he will not give
up the Palestinians' rights or betray their trust.
Abbas
made these statements to thousands of Palestinians who staged a rally
to welcome him back from Washington at the Presidential compound
(al-Muqataʻa) in Ramallah.
Commenting on his recent official
visit to the US and meeting with US President, Barack Obama, Abbas said: “I
have honored my pledge and kept my promise.”
Speaking to Obama in the White
house, Abbas had affirmed that he is interested in reaching a just and lasting
peace that guarantees the rights of the Palestinian people and the
establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state based on 1967
borders with East Jerusalem as its capital as well as finding a just and
lasting solution to the refugee problem.
Thousands of
Palestinian supporters staged rallies in several cities across the West
Bank in support of Abbas. They urged Abbas to resist calls to make
concessions, especially on the issue of recognizing Israel as a ‘Jewish
state’.
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