Palestinian National Authority(PNA) Chairman-elect Mahmoud Abbas said
Monday he was eager to resume peace talks with Israel one day after he won a
landslide victory in the election.
"We offer the hand of peace to our neighbor (Israel) and we hope that the
response will be positive," Abbas said during a reception for international
observers who monitored Sunday's election."
The election is only the beginning, not the end. We have a program full of
things to do in order to achieve peace."
According to preliminary results, Abbas won 62.3 percent of the vote in the
election.
