President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmud Abbas held talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday, and slammed the Israeli plan of constructing more settlement buildings on the West Bank as "unacceptable", Xinhua reported
"That is not acceptable," said Abbas after meeting with Sarkozy in the Elysee Palace.
It was reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to approval the construction of new home buildings on the West Bank before considering a freeze on settlement activities.
"We want a freeze on settlement and the launch of negotiations on the final phase of it," Abbas said. "This was the main subject of our talks."
According to a statement from the Elysee Palace, talks between the two leaders were aimed at starting again the peace process within the Palestinian territories, as well as discussing regional issues.
During the meeting, Sarkozy emphasized the urgency of the resumption of a negotiation process between Israel and Palestine.
This has been Abbas' third official visit to France since 2007.
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