58 Quotes by Saeb Erakat

We don't want to meet just for the sake of meeting. We want a well-prepared meeting with an extensive agenda focusing on all the current issues.

We had five days of intensive talks. It's been tough, it's been difficult.

We have a U.S. administration that's seeking to see the process as crisis management here and there. They're not telling Mr. Netanyahu to stop it.

Unfortunately we should not expect much out of this summit.

Where do we go with this vicious cycle?

We have left no stone unturned, and we have come a long way. And we, as Palestinians, appreciate very much the efforts that are exerted and were exerted by President Clinton.

We are having serious, in-depth negotiations. Gaps still do exist on all issues. We are exerting maximum efforts, but at the end of the day, the gaps are still there.

We demanded from the Israelis to move their forces outside the area of friction, at the entrances of our towns, villages and refugee camps -- to no avail,

We want the U.S. to respect and honor the agreement and release Abu Abbas.