Annapolis-erklæringen er først og fremst
en ny forpliktelse fra partene på veikartet
for fred fra 30. april 2003. Målet er å nå frem til en
endelig avtale innen utgangen av år 200.
“Vi uttrykker vår bestemte vilje til å få en slutt på
blodsutgytelsene, lidelsen og den flere tiår lange konflikten mellom våre
folk; til å innføre en ny periode med fred, basert på frihet,
sikkerhet, rettferdighet, verdighet, respekt og gjensidig anerkjennelse; til
å arbeide for en kultur av fred og ikke-vold; konfrontere terrorisme og
oppvigleri [til vold], enten det er gjennomført av palestinere eller
israelere.”
Partene er enige om straks å starte bilaterale forhandlinger for å
nå frem til en endelig fredsavtale som inkluderer alle de uavklarte sakene
fra tidligere avtaler innen utgangen av år 200.
PA-formann Mahmoud Abbas og statsminister Ehud Olmert har også avtalt
å møtes annenhver uke for å sikre fremgang i forhandlingene.
“Partene forplikter seg på å fortsette implementeringen av
de løpende forpliktelser i veikartet for å nå frem til en
fredsavtale”, heter det i erklæringens siste avsnitt. USA vil overvåke
og vurdere hvorvidt partene har oppfylt sine forpliktelser.
Felleserklæringen fra Israel og de palestinske selvstyremyndighetene
ble lest opp av president George W. Bush under Annapolis-toppmøtet
tirsdag 27. november. Her følger hele teksten på engelsk:
The representatives of the government of the state of Israel and the Palestinian
Liberation Organization, represented respective by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,
and President Mahmoud Abbas in his capacity as Chairman of the PLO Executive
Committee and President of the Palestinian Authority, have convened in Annapolis,
Maryland, under the auspices of President George W. Bush of the United States
of America, and with the support of the participants of this international conference,
having concluded the following joint understanding.
We express our determination to bring an end to bloodshed, suffering and
decades of conflict between our peoples; to usher in a new era of peace, based
on freedom, security, justice, dignity, respect and mutual recognition; to
propagate a culture of peace and nonviolence; to confront terrorism and incitement,
whether committed by Palestinians or Israelis. In furtherance of the goal
of two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security,
we agree to immediately launch good-faith bilateral negotiations in order
to conclude a peace treaty, resolving all outstanding issues, including all
core issues without exception, as specified in previous agreements.
We agree to engage in vigorous, ongoing and continuous negotiations, and
shall make every effort to conclude an agreement before the end of 2008. For
this purpose, a steering committee, led jointly by the head of the delegation
of each party, will meet continuously, as agreed. The steering committee will
develop a joint work plan and establish and oversee the work of negotiations
teams to address all issues, to be headed by one lead representative from
each party. The first session of the steering committee will be held on 12
December 2007.
President Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert will continue to meet on a bi-weekly
basis to follow up the negotiations in order to offer all necessary assistance
for their advancement.
The parties also commit to immediately implement their respective obligations
under the performance-based road map to a permanent two-state solution to
the Israel-Palestinian conflict, issued by the Quartet on 30 April 2003 –
this is called the road map – and agree to form an American, Palestinian and
Israeli mechanism, led by the United States, to follow up on the implementation
of the road map.
The parties further commit to continue the implementation of the ongoing
obligations of the road map until they reach a peace treaty. The United States
will monitor and judge the fulfillment of the commitment of both sides of
the road map. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, implementation of the
future peace treaty will be subject to the implementation of the road map,
as judged by the United State.
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