President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine met with Lithuania's Foreign Minister Audronius Azubalis here today. During the meeting, Abbas briefed his guest on the latest developments of the peaceful process in the Middle East, including the Israeli intransigence and absolute rejection of the international references of the Middle East Peace Process regarding the two-state solution and stoppage of settlements in the Palestinian territories. For his part, Abbas confirmed the commitment of the Palestinian side of the peace process that was based on the international legitimacy resolutions to end occupation and establish a Palestinian independent state with Eastern Al-Quds as its capital according to 1976 parallel and stoppage of settlements.
