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World urges Abbas to rethink decision
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Nov 6, 2009 22:17
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner asserted on Friday that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's decision not to run for a second term in the January 2010 elections was a "threat to peace" in the Middle East.
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France's foreign minister said Abbas's generation was the best hope for settling the Mideast conflict, adding that Abbas's decision was a threat not only to peace, but "for us also."
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Kouchner stated that French officials would discuss peace efforts with Syrian President Bashar Assad, as well as with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, when both leaders visit Paris next week in order to conduct separate meetings with French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu said he hoped "the decision by Mr. Abbas is not his final decision."
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Kouchner and Davutoglu held talks in Paris on Friday.
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The Moroccan Foreign Ministry also added its voice to those expressing concern over Abbas's decision, imploring him to run in the upcoming elections and praising his "proven leadership" and ability to renew peace talks, Israel Radio reported later on Friday.
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