withdrawal 2 Al-Quds city Abbas, who plans a summit meeting with Sharon on Tuesday,promised "total coordination with the Israeli side"toward a peaceful pullout. He emphasized that the Palestinians were committed to a4-month-old truce with Israel. But he also complained thatIsrael repeatedly had violated the agreement. He appealedto Israel to release Palestinian prisoners and liftroadblocks. Rice said Abbas has made progress to ready Palestiniansecurity and defense forces. Much more work lies ahead, shesaid, "particularly to use actively the security forces tocombat lawlessness and to combat terrorism." Rice's visit was her second trip to see Abbas in Ramallah.--SPA1159 Local Time 0859 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/270939
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