President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner defended the right of the Palestinian State to "have its own frontiers" in a lunch shared with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, at the Government House.

"We support the international and national essential requirement that is for the Palestine people to have their State, their borders and a possibility to live in Peace with Israeli people and the Israeli State, within its own borders," she said.

Minutes before, Mahmoud Abbas told reporters "Peace is not compatible with colonization and settlements," and begged for "the end of Israel's extension policies."

The Palestinian leader arrived yesterday afternoon in Argentina straight from Brazil, where he met with his Brazilian counterpart Inacio Lula da Silva.

The Argentine head of state also claimed that "the situation in the Palestine territories should never again be an excuse for any fundamentalist in the world to commit horrible crimes as it has happened in our country."

"The only possible way is the respect of international law and the United Nations Organization's rules," she said.

CFK outlined the role of the United States as a mediator in the Middle-Eastern conflict, saying the country "has to make huge efforts in order to manage to have both parts retake the way of negotiations, it is its duty as world leading country."

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, in reference to Shimon Peres' visit last week, said she was begging both Peres and Abbas to respect the roadmap for peace.

"It is necessary to return to this roadmap, to international law, in order to answer positively to the international request for a two-state solution, with both countries living in peace," she said.

As a conclusion, CFK underlined "the commitment of Argentina and all Argentines" in "making all the efforts in order to manage to build this peace that both you and us, as world citizens, deserve."

Mahmous Abbas arrived in Argentina after a similar visit to Brazil. At the airport, yesterday aternoon, Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana welcomed Abbas and the Palestinian delegation composed among others by Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, and Foreign Minister Riad Al-Malki.

The Palestinian leader visited the San Martín square this morning and arrived at the Government house at 11.35 where he is now meeting with Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. A special lunch will be served to honor Abba's visit.

Early tomorrow, Abbas will visit the Congress and authorities of the Lower House. The agenda will continue with another honorific lunch, this time at the Islamic Centre of Argentina. Tuesday's schedule will end at 4pm at the Sheraton Hotel when Abbas along with Minister Taiana will address a speech in front of members of the Foreign Relations Argentine Council (CARI).

In a communiqué, the Agentine Foreign Ministry considered that "the visit of President Mahmoud Abbas will offer the opportunity of exchanging the countries points of view regarding the situation in theMiddle East region, as well as the negotiations between Palestines and Israelis, and the possibility of Argentina's cooperation in the region."

In the same communiqué, Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana declared that "Argentina has always supported the peace-making processes intended to resolve the Middle East conflict and to guarantee the inalienable right of the people of Palestine to constitute an independent state.

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