"If you ask them whether they will receive a pension and what age, they say "I'm not sure whether I will be in the position of pensioners of today."

VOA: standard.2010.06.16

"I do not think we are there yet,". "I would hope that we would be in a position to recognize a Palestinian state, but there has to be one first.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

So I think that is somewhat premature. We have said previously if you go back to what the European Union has said that we would be in a position to recognize a Palestinian state, but the conditions are not there as of yet."

VOA: standard.2009.11.17