Baghdad: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday suggested a political vision aiming at putting an end to the ongoing war in Gaza, and to introduce political reforms that ensure Palestinian national unity. Addressing the gathering, which kicked off in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier in the day, the Palestinian leader said that the vision is based on two key aspects.
According to Kuwait News Agency, President Abbas expounded that the first aspect envisions an Arab plan to end the Gaza war, free all prisoners, ensure aid delivery, and the Israeli occupation pullout of Gaza. This aspect also aims to allow the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to impose full control over Gaza and to restructure all Palestinian security bodies in the region.
The second aspect, he added, involves a comprehensive reform process that includes the holding of Palestinian presidential and legislative elections next year. In this context, he said the PNA is proceeding with a plan aiming at reforming all state institutions and taking constitutional procedures to introduce a new post of vice president.
The Palestinian leader also called for carrying on efforts to unify Palestinian groups on the basis of the recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.