 Lieberman says Abbas not interested in resuming peace talks June 27, 2013 - 11:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was not intent on returning to peace negotiations with Israel, Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday, June 26 ahead of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's arrival to the region, The Jerusalem Post reported. At a gathering of Yisrael Beytenu youths, Liberman said Abbas was instead set to promote yet another move of defiance and incitement against Israel at the UN General Assembly in September. "At the center of the move [Abbas] is preparing will be accusations against Israel that it does not want to achieve peace, additional hate speech as in previous assemblies and petitions to be admitted to various UN agencies and as a permanent member state," the Yisrael Beytenu leader postulated. He added that, "In order to enable this process [Abbas] knows that he must initially take several moves to appear as if he desires peace in order to blame Israel [for its failure]".   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
