The quartet of Middle East mediators are "sick and tired" of Palestinians failing to implement reforms and told them on Wednesday to act quickly or risk losing foreign support and aid, diplomats said.
Envoys from the United States, United Nations and European Union and Russia told Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei that the international community had run out of patience with Arafat's "empty promises" of reform.
"If security reforms are not done, there will be no (more) international support and no funding from the international community," a top diplomat close to the talks told Reuters.
"Arafat has done nothing or very little ... There is total disillusion with the Palestinian Authority," the diplomat said.
In a statement, the quartet said action was crucial to salvage a "road map" peace plan for a Palestinian state and to "seize the opportunity represented by Israel's Gaza withdrawal." (albawaba.com)
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