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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Ramallah- 06 September 2021. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ishtayeh, speaks during the weekly meeting of his government, in the West Bank city of Ramallah. STORYLINE: The Palestinian Authority (PA) is still waiting for US President Joe Biden to start implementing his election promises regarding the Palestinian issue, yesterday said Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. "We expect the US administration to implement the steps announced by President Biden during his election campaign,” Shtayyeh said in an interview on Palestine TV. He said that the recent visit of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to Washington and his meeting with Biden has not had great results for him since the US President stressed the two-state solution, the importance of preserving the status quo in Jerusalem, the refunding of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine refugees, and the reopening of the US consulate in occupied East Jerusalem. Shtayyeh said there was a discussion with the US administration on one basic topic and that was demanding that Israel abide by the agreements it signed with the Palestinians, in addition to ending its aggression against the Palestinian people, stopping its settlement program, preserving the status quo in Jerusalem and reopening the US consulate in East Jerusalem. He said he called on President Biden to issue a statement saying that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the PA are partners with Washington in the peace process, adding that “we are still waiting to hear an answer.” On the meeting between President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, the Prime Minister said that was the first meeting with an Israeli official in 11 years in light of the absence of a political horizon, adding that in case more such meetings take place, Israel should come back with answers to the questions raised in the meeting by President Abbas. Footage by/ APAwire

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