Palestinian people, to their sovereignty and will allow to double the area where the Palestinian Authority will enjoy full - fledged authority and sovereignty. Yes, indeed, it is a start that will allow to the Palestinian airplanes to fly to and from the Gaza International Airport carrying visitors and merchandise, carrying to the whole world the Palestinian flowers and fresh fruit.

It will also open the door to build the Gaza seaport and the realization of the Palestinian dream of geographic -- ( inaudible word ) -- between the regions of the Palestinian land in the Bank and Gaza through a secured area.

It will also allow the achievement of real happiness for hundreds of the prisoners of Palestinians in the Israeli jails and also for their families in everywhere, liberating them. And I will never forget this in fact, for Mr Netanyahu, with the assistance of King Hussein and President Clinton. I say they would be liberated outside their cells to where there is freedom and participation in the completion of what we started of peace process and building their free land with their heads held high and proud.

I led those children during their struggle for freedom, and they gave their freedom and their lives for the sake of the land. However, they adopted the peace process, adopted peace and stood by peace while they were in the jails. And now they are joining us in our peace process for the sake of peace. It is the peace of courageous people.

We have succeeded in the agreement to stop all the unilateral actions that would undermine the final solution and bring about a difficult climate for negotiations on peace. With this agreement, we begin the final- solution negotiations, which we will take very seriously and commitment in order to achieve it on its stipulated times in all the agreements we signed together, which is the 4th of May, 1999.

We will have understanding around this date between us and the Israeli partners, and between us our friends in the U.S., and between us and our brothers the Arabs, at the forefront of which is His Excellency, His Majesty King Hussein, and my brother, President Mubarak, who has been following with commitment what we are doing here in the U.S. And also our brothers, the Arabs, the Arab leaders who have been following our work minute by minute. And I will not forget Federal ( sic ) Russia as well, and China and Japan and the states of the nonalignment countries. And in particular, I would like to mention in this regard the European role, who sent their delegation, Mr. Martinez ( sp ), in order to be here beside us during these negotiations.

We are quite certain that we will stand together here in this place, which is at a high level forum, and under the guardianship of the President Clinton, in order to announce the achievement of permanent peace between the Palestinian and Israeli peoples; that we have completed the solution of all issues: the return of the land, the status of Jerusalem, the status of the settlements, the final frontiers, and return of refugees, and the just distribution of water, and security and good relations with our neighbors, and that we have achieved freedom and independence and security for all.

We will begin a new era of new relations based on equality, mutual feelings, and cooperation between two independent neighboring countries enjoying security and openness with their neighbors in a regional framework that will bring about peace, justice, and stability for all.

Mr. President, President Clinton; Your Majesty, King Hussein; my co - partner, Mr. Netanyahu; Mr. Al Gore, ladies and gentlemen, I talked in hope and optimism about the future, which I hope will be achieved together through sincere and accurate achievement of

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