Salvador \u2013 On this Friday (20th), the president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, asked for support from the Brazilian president, Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva, in order to reach an understanding with Israel. Abbas made the request to Lula in a press statement, after a closed-door meeting with the Brazilian head of state at Museu na Miseric\u00f3rdia, in Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia. Abbas arrived in Salvador last Thursday and should remain in Brazil until next Sunday. Aside from the capital of Bahia, he should also travel to Porto Alegre, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need your support and your help. You are internationally respected, appreciate and admired,\u201d said Abbas. He also stated that he acknowledges the efforts of Brazil and of other countries, such as India and South Africa, in the economic, human and political fields. Lula, in turn, emphasized the need for a solution to the conflict in the region, and questioned the responsibility for the lack of an understanding. \u201cIf we were to have a worldwide poll, more than 80% of people would decide for peace in the Middle East,\u201d said Lula.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am certain that the people of Israel want peace, I am certain that the Palestinian people want peace, I am certain that the people of Iran want peace, that the people of the United States want peace, that the Brazilian people want peace. It cannot be so that everyone wants peace, and yet the conflict persists. Those responsible for the conflict are a minority, sectarians, I would say, with reasons other than the best interest of the Palestinian and of the Israeli peoples,\u201d claimed Lula.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian head of state stated that peace in the Middle East is of interest to humanity and therefore to Brazil. \u201cThe expansion of settlements in the West Bank must be stopped. The boundaries of the Palestinian state must be respected, and the Palestinians must be allowed to circulate with greater ease,\u201d said Lula. He asserted that the country believes that an understanding will be reached, and that peace entails the establishment of a strong, cohesive Palestinian state, but also safety to Israel. \u201cBrazil is on the side of those who prefer to dialogue,\u201d claimed Lula.<\/p>\n
Abbas said that Brazil has offered \u201cloyal\u201d support to Palestine and to peace in the Middle East. He said that the Brazilian experience, of peaceful coexistence between different colours, sexes and religions, is an example to the world. He stressed that his country does not want violence, terror or war, and that if an understanding were to be reached, then the entire region would see much progress. \u201cWe are all sons of Adam, we are all human,\u201d stated Abbas. The Palestinian underscored Lula’s skills and the important role that he may play in the peace process.<\/p>\n
Abbas travelled to Brazil accompanied by the Palestinian ambassador to Bras\u00edlia (the Brazilian capital), Ibrahim Alzeben, the Palestinian foreign minister, Riad Malki, and the Brazilian ambassador to the PNA, Ligia Maria Scherer, among others.<\/p>\n
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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