But the real point was that I believed someday the Nicaraguans would reach a peace agreement.
"The more the construction, the more are the obstacles in our way to reach a peace agreement, " Abbas said.
CNN: Abbas: Israeli settlements 'greatest obstacle' to peace
Shortly before the talks collapsed, Mr Estrada told the communists that they must reach a peace agreement by the end of the year or else.
"We have lost the battle, but we will win the war, " he said, referring to Barak's quest to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians.
Iran will put pressure on its semisatellite, Syria, to fight Israel--which is why the Israeli government has been working overtime to see if it can reach a peace agreement with Damascus.
HUNTER-GAULT: But Pronk, who has criticized both the Sudanese government and the rebels in Darfur for failing to reach a peace agreement, believes the Khartoum meeting is an opportunity for the African Union to send a strong message to the Sudanese as well as other Africans.
The fact that this is a challenge -- I mean, it's ironic because you're talking about the waning days of an eight-year presidency that also, not through lack of trying, but also did not reach a peace agreement between -- or help facilitate a peace agreement between the Palestinians and the Israelis.
"For decades Israel has sought to reach a separate peace agreement with Lebanon which has always failed, and it's wishful thinking to expect that such a deal could be reached at a time when Hezbollah has become the undisputed power in Lebanon, " said Malka, who is the deputy director of CSIS' Middle East program.
It is in the interests of both parties to reach an agreement that can create a lasting peace and two-state solution.
The inability of Israel and the Palestinians to reach a political agreement over the West Bank and Jerusalem has arguably been one of the major obstacles to peace in the region.
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