the fact that yasser arafat is no locker -- longer opens up the doors for all kinds of things in the middle east peace. iraq is not exactly going the way it should. and i think there are whole issues about our relationships with the europeans, the north korean issue is out there. our relationship with the russians is deteriorating. and that is not to speak about issues of poverty and hunger and disease. and so i think there's a lot for her to do. i must say that i sympathize with her over the fact that people talk about what she's wearing. i find that really appalling. they do not talk about what male secretaries of state wear. and i think she looks great. [applause] >> just briefly i will say that i and most dutch do -- [inaudible] it wasn't until recently that i learned that your country years ago -- [inaudible] do you think that would have made a difference? >> if americans spoke dutch? >> yeah. >> i'm sure it would have. laugh it's an interesting concept, because the truth is that americans are very much a part of the anglo saxon world, or have been. what is changing about americ

that yasser arafat visited our nations have enjoyed good relations it's not only the result of the role that russia plays in the region but also russia is a great power a member of the united nations security council and a member of the quartet of middle east mediators this is why we focus. our relations and why we expect russia to play a positive role recently the quartet took a number of steps calling for negotiation. with russia countries to get an understanding of where palestine stands what it should do and what it shouldn't. we visited the u.k. germany and have now come to russia we hope that the talks with israel currently underway in jordan will result in a positive outcome but if they fail we would need to have a list of further steps to be taken together we want to listen to the opinions of the countries i mentioned earlier and russia in particular. time ago you said that. several areas of the. meetings revealed a lot of contradictions in oppositions those were talks just for the sake of talking unfortunately but we don't want to miss a single opportunity we've never negotiate

when the late palestinian president yasser arafat visited our nations have enjoyed good relations. in the region but also. there was a great power a member of the united nations security council and a member of the quartet of middle east mediators. we expect russia to play a positive role. the quartet took a number of steps calling from a good. position with russia countries to get an understanding of. what it should do and what it shouldn't. we visited the u.k. germany and have now come to russia we hope that the talks with israel currently underway in jordan in a positive outcome but if they fail we would need to have a list of further steps to be taken. we want to listen to the opinions of the countries i mentioned earlier and russia in particular. these meetings revealed a lot of contradictions in oppositions talks just for the sake of talking unfortunately. we've never. we continued an exchange of opinions at the meeting with an exploratory or indirect talks we have never. to be honest we've never broken off negotiations with israel. there were no grounds for negotiations beca

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rafter and i will finish according to you a very famous palestinian intellectual who was advising yasser arafatr many years and is devising now who's that don't read this wrong he says we are fighting for independence, that isn't a synonym for sovereignty. and my question to you because this is a question i'm asking myself is sticking to the slogan of the two state solution but it has only become a better growth on the slogan and the political platform no longer the agenda of what do we do in that case? thank you. >> there have been enough negotiations and dialogue between the two people in the leadership of the two people and in the frames like that in which it became clear that on the ground every devotee we are not talking about dreams and wishful thinking most reasonable palestinians understand that this is what they can get for now. i emphasize for now we continue to dream as i've said but it's for now also for our extremists to write about of israel or this is what we can achieve after leading so many years in this place i settle for what is achievable and i don't ask for more than that o

and i would finish by quoting a very famous palestinian intellectual who was advising yasser arafat for many years and advising how he says don't read us from. we are fighting for independence that's not a synonym for sovereignty. this came to you because the question i'm asking myself what do we do if it turns out that the other party is sticking to the slogan of the solution but it has become only a slogan and it's not -- it is no longer the platform no longer the real political agenda what do we do in that period? >> there have been enough negotiations and dialogue between the two people and the leadership of two people that they should never quote like that in which it became clear that on the ground of reality again not talking about dreams and wishful thinking most reasonable palestinians understand that this is what they can get for now. i emphasize for now. they will continue to dream and as i said. but it's for now also for our extremists to dream about. this is what we can achieve. after living so many years in this place i settle for what is achievable. i do not even ask for