Ramallah, June 09: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmud Abbas said today he was determined to resume talks with Palestinian radical groups aimed at securing a ceasefire in the armed uprising against Israel. "We have said in Parliament that we want to end the militarised Intifada," or uprising, he told a press conference in the west bank town of Ramallah. "We repeat it today and underline our determination to pursue the dialogue with the movements which criticised us on this issue. But we are forcing no-one" to participate in the talks, Abbas said.
The Prime Minister also renewed his condemnation of Saturday's attacks by Palestinian militants that killed five Israeli soldiers.
Bureau Report