Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today welcomed the quartet statement on the Middle East conflict describing it as "very important.", dpa reported. He said in a statement published on the official Palestinian news agency Wafa from his sickbed in the Jordanian capital Amman that the statement is "very important, but what is more important is for Israel to comply with what came in it so that we can launch the peace process." The problem is in the Israeli settlement activities and specifically in Al-Quds, said Abbas. "Israel should first comply with the statement of the quartet, but it should more importantly comply with the road map plan. If it does this, it will be a good step," he said. Abbas traveled to Jordan for treatment after he slipped in his bedroom, suffering some bruises. He said he was feeling fine.
