Assembly president urges Israel, Palestine to build peace along Road Map

Jan Eliasson, President of the UN General Assembly, urged both Palestine and Israel on Tuesday to build peace on the achievements of the past several months by making progress along the Road Map.

In an address marking the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Eliasson said "it is crucial that Palestinians and Israelis cooperate to the fullest extent possible. "

"Actions which could aggravate the situation and increase suspicions and mistrust must not be undertaken," he told the meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, at which many other delegates spoke.

He also stressed that the international community should focus its assistance on capacity-building programs as part of a development strategy for a future Palestinian state.

Source: Xinhua