RAMALLAH, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday said Israel should meet its obligations of the first phase of the Road Map plan before resuming peace talks with the Palestinians.

    Abbas said the first phase of the U.S.-backed plan obliges Israel to "stop all forms of settlement construction and to be committed to resolve all final-status issues, especially Jerusalem, refugees, borders, water, security and other core issues."

    His remarks were made at the opening session of the Palestine a National Council (PNC), the parliament of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO).

    "The settlement expansions mainly aim at tearing down the geographical unity of the West Bank and preventing the creation of a connected Palestinian statehood within the 1967 borders," Abbas said.

    Meanwhile, he said the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) rejects any offers of temporary solutions such as a statehood with provisional boundaries, saying "The statehood has to be built on the soil of our home and we will not accept any alternative project."

    Peace talks between Israel and the PNA have been suspended when Israel launched a major offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip last December.

    The PNA asked the Jewish state to end settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem before the talks are resumed.

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