58 Quotes by Saeb Erakat

We are still at odds over the numbers of the prisoners to be released, ... We are demanding 400 and they will only accept 350.

Both of them (Katsav and Sharon) confirmed that they were ready to meet Abu Mazen as well without any formal date being finalised.

I urge the Israelis to understand that we need to continue talking. I also urge the good office of President Bush to exert every possible effort to resume the contacts.

The whole situation is in a very, very critical juncture now. Something needs to happen, in terms of implementation of the road map, and the only party that can do that intervention is the United States, and I hope they will interfere immediately in order to give the road map the chance it deserves.

These experts will work with our team as of tomorrow afternoon. President Arafat has assigned a team to follow up on all its aspects.

The solution is in the hands of Dennis Ross. We hope he is coming to save the process.

The stalemate in the negotiations. the non-implementation of the agreements, the policy of settlement expansion -- all joined together spells disaster,

President Clinton said he will give the same chance to the Israelis to pose their reservations and qualifications and then he will get in touch with us ... We will wait and see what Mr. Ross carries with him before we jump to conclusions.

Aid from Germany, the European Union and other donor countries must continue to finance infrastructure projects in all fields.