Abbas denies peace talks have reached dead end

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas denied Saturday that peace talks with Israel have reached a dead end.

"The negotiations are difficult, but they are not at a dead end. We're just getting started and we have plenty of time to deal with the main issues that make the talks difficult," Abbas said in an interview with a German channel.

Abbas refused to discuss the talks in detail, but said each side has discussed the proposal presented by the other side.

“I can name the titles of the issues that are negotiated. For example borders, the border between us and Israel. And that is the border of 1967," he said.