- Oct 9, 1999
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According to Israel Radio, the United States, European Union and other Arab countries have been urging Arafat to show flexibility toward Abbas.
President Bush said in March he would send details of the road map to the Israelis and Palestinians as soon as the prime minister's office was filled.
Abbas was one of the first Palestinian leaders to make contact with Israeli peace advocates.
According to the PLO, Abbas was a signatory of the 1993 Declaration of Principles that launched the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. Two years later, Abbas signed the Interim Peace Agreement, known as the Oslo Accords, with Israel.