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 | | From: | United Press International | | Subject: | Abbas reappoints Qureia as PM | | Date: | Sat, 15 Jan 2005 8:10:26 EST |
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RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Mahmoud Abbas was
sworn in Saturday as the Palestinian Authority's new president and
nominated Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia to form the new cabinet.
Abbas, who succeeded the late Yasser Arafat, vowed in a
speech before the Palestinian Legislative Council to seek the end of
Israeli occupation, establish an independent Palestinian state with
Jerusalem as its capital and ensure the return of Palestinian
refugees to their homeland.
He reiterated his commitment to a just peace settlement and
to the Road Map for peace in the Middle East "to recover the
Palestinian legitimate rights."
"We are attached to the choice of just peace and we will
implement our commitments under the Road Map ... Israel also has to
implement its part of the deal," Abbas said.
He also promised to follow Arafat's lead and work hard to
unify the Palestinian factions.
Abbas then undertook his first action as PA president by
re-nominating Qureia to form the new Palestinian cabinet.
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