Speaking to a popular delegation from al-Quds in Ramallah on Saturday, Abbas highlighted that the Arab Follow-up Committee would reiterate this stance during a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday.

"He [Kerry] will be told that occupied East al-Quds is the capital of the state of Palestine, and without this there will be no peace between us and Israel."

The current round of negotiations has been limited to nine months after which "we are free to do whatever we want," he said, highlighting that, "the time frame is limited and not open, and our unanimous position isn't secret."

He added that he heard that they (the Israelis) had refused to mention al-Quds in any talks or negotiations.

"Let them say whatever they say. Unless it is mentioned clearly and marked in big fonts that it is the capital of the state of Palestine, there will be no peace with them and I want them to hear this," Abbas noted.

"Our language is understandable. We have been hearing lots of talks about the capital here and there. The (Palestinian) capital and its surroundings are in al-Quds which were occupied in 1967."

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