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US Rebuffs Qurei's Request for Guarantees

The United States rebuffed Tuesday an appeal for guarantees from newly-designated Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei (Abu Alla).

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The United States rebuffed Tuesday an appeal for guarantees from newly-designated Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei (Abu Alla).

"It's not a matter of meeting one person's demands or another'sor helping somebody become prime minister. That's for the Palestinians to decide," State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters at a press briefing.

"Progress now depends on getting control of the security situation," Boucher said. "We want to see a Palestinian prime minister who can do that."

Qurei announced on Monday that he had accepted in principle thepost of prime minister. However, he said before he makes up his mind, he would seek for US and European guarantees to facilitate his mission.

Qurei had contacted Israel, American, Arab and European officials to ask for guarantees because he does not want to fail at the end of his mission.

The guarantees are related to ending all the Israeli security and military actions against the Palestinians in the West Bank andGaza Strip, including assassinations against Palestinians, destruction of houses and the siege imposed on Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in his compound in Ramallah.

One of the most obvious guarantees Qurei put forward, is that Israel would be committed to implementing the roadmap peace plan, ending settlements and releasing thousands of Palestinian prisoners.

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