Article: Palestinian prime minister urges United States to stick to its original deadline on Palestinian statehood

DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
11-19-2004
Dateline: JERUSALEM
The Palestinian prime minister urged the United States on Friday to stick to its original 2005 deadline for Palestinian statehood, arguing that the four-year time frame suggested by U.S. President George W. Bush will give Israel time to grab more land in the disputed West Bank.

Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia said that the Palestinians want a state within 13 months and assurances from U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in meetings next week that the timetable in the so-called "road map" peace plan will be honored.

"We'll tell him that the four years time that was mentioned by President Bush to establish a ...

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