Mahmoud Abbas Reach Quotations

I am always optimistic, because at the end we will ultimately reach agreement. But I reaffirm we will not accept a partial agreement,

There is a difficult mission ahead -- to build our state, to achieve security for our people, to provide a good life for our people, to give our prisoners freedom, our fugitives a life in dignity, to reach our goal of an independent state,

We hope that we can reach a satisfactory solution for us, because it's important to have full freedom for people to come in and out, ... This subject is under serious discussion, but there is no agreement at this time ... We hope that we can reach solutions for all the crossings very soon.

We have to reach the moment when the vision of President Bush to have two states for the Israelis and the Palestinians is implemented.

This subject is under serious discussion, but there is no agreement at this time ... We hope that we can reach solutions for all the crossings very soon.

We want to do the right job at the right time because we want to act as a state, as a responsible authority. Therefore, we are following up on the subject seriously with our brothers in Egypt. Until we reach agreement, we should be patient.

We could reach a point where I cannot perform my duty. Then I will not continue sitting in this place, against and in spite of my convictions.

I am optimistic and I expect that we will reach an overall agreement with everybody for a complete cease-fire in all the territories,