October 29, 2007 (LPAC)--Palestinian National Authority negotiator Ahmed Qureia, the former speaker of the Palestinian Assembly, spoke at an event, organized by the Israeli Meretz party, and warned that the so-called Middle East peace conference being organized by the Bush Administration to be held next month at Annapolis, Maryland, could lead to a new war in the Region.

"If the summit fails,– frustration will win out over everything else and it will have a negative effect on the region," Qureia is quoted as saying in today's Ha'aretz daily. "I cannot predict exactly what will happen, but it may lead to more wars. I warn you against failure there, which will open the door for extremists and extremism –-- and that door will be very difficult to close."

He said that conference must come up with a clear timetable for resolving the key issues between Israel and the Palestinians, something Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert refuses to accept.

Qureia also called for the evacuation of Israeli settlements. "But we need support from Israel, not with kisses, but with the evacuation of settlements.