Tony Blair, the envoy of the International Quartet Committee said Wednesday the establishment of an independent Palestinian state is essential for achieving Mideast peace.
In an interview with the Jerusalem-based Palestinian daily al-Quds, Blair said the essences of the Palestinian cause and the establishment of an independent state "are so important for the Middle East."
He underlined that "three major issues have to be implemented in order to guarantee success in establishing the independent Palestinian state."
"First, there has to be a strong political understanding, second the Palestinians should have their own plan for establishing the state, and guaranteeing an economical prosperity," said Blair.
"The Palestinian state should not be only a piece of land," he said, adding that "the future state should witness a series of developing projects in coordination with Israel and the Palestinian National Authority."
In addition, Blair told al-Quds that he would work jointly and closely "with the Quartet members (the UN, the EU, Russia and the United States) to guarantee the needed finance for the projects."
Talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators kicked off on Monday to work on a join deceleration related to starting negotiations on final status issues that would lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Both will take the joint document, or declaration, and head, along with leaders of more than 30 Arab and foreign countries, to an international conference that will be held next month in the United States.
Source: Xinhua
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