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Monday, May 30, 2005
Bush to Abbas: Any Changes in 1949 Borders According to Palestinian-Israeli Agreement.

Bush to Abbas: Any Changes in 1949 Borders According to Palestinian-Israeli
Agreement.
http://english.wafa.ps/body.asp?field=Enews&id=2765

GAZA, May 30, 2005, (WAFA-PLO News agency)- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr.
Nasser Al-Kidwa said that the US President George W. Bush has assured
President Mahmoud Abbas that the US administration thinks that any changes
in the borders of the Hudna (truce) in 1949 should be applied according to
Palestinian-Israeli agreement.
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In a statement issued Monday, Al-Kidwa said that President Abbas discussed,
with the US administration, the bilateral negotiations as well as the
necessity of the US responsibility for implementing the Road Map.
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Al-Kidwa added that the US attitude, regarding the Hudna line, means
depending on it as the borders of the two (Palestinian and Israeli) states.
He added that such attitude reinforces the Palestinian belief that all the
colonies are illegal and should be removed.
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Bush assured Abbas his vision to establish a viable and integrated
Palestinian state, in presence of links between the West Bank and the Gaza
Strip, Al-Kidwa said.
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President Bush assured also that Israel would not make any act contradicts
the Road Map including any illegal steps in the occupied East Jerusalem or
the West Bank, Al-Kidwa added.
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Al-Kidwa mentioned that the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will
visit Palestine in the coming weeks.
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Rice's visit is a part of a trip to the middle East. She will (separately)
discuss with the Palestinian and Israeli sides different issues as well as
the vision of the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, he said.
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Regarding the expected Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Al-Kidwa said that such
a withdrawal is not an end to the occupation, affirming that the 4th Geneva
Convention would be implemented on Gaza even after the withdrawal.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomed the US decision to expand the power of
its security envoy to the Middle East General William Ward, as well as the
expected visit of the US delegation before Rice's visit.
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S.A.S. (14:15 P) (11:15 GMT)

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