PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Right now we travel to London where we're going to very quickly get in on some concluding remarks that Yasser Arafat is making having -- after having met with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain. Let's listen.</s>YASSER ARAFAT, LEADER OF PALESTINE (through translator): In consistency with the implementation of Security Council Resolutions 242, 338, 425 and General Assembly Resolution 194, and all other relevant resolutions. It's high time to end the Israeli occupation. It's high time to put an end to the Israeli occupation, to put an end to the conflict between the two sides, to establish a Palestinian independent state with East Jerusalem, which we call Holy Noble Jerusalem as its capital. A Palestinian state next to the state of Israel. So our children and their children, our people and their people, and all the people of the Middle East region can live in peace, security and stability. In this occasion, I'm not going to forget to mention my late partner in the making of the peace, the brave Mr. Yitzhak Rabin, elect Prime Minister of Israel, the man who I signed the first agreement with.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Thank you very much.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes sir.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I understand</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Opinion in the Middle East appears to have been polarized by recent events and won't you have to wait for a calmer period before you can reinvigorate the peace process.</s>ARAFAT (through translator): On the contrary, I see it's time to reinvigorate (ph) the peace process. Yesterday my colleagues, he mentioned</s>ZAHN: Once again, that's Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat answering questions of reporters after having met with Prime Minister Tony Blair of Great Britain, saying now is just as good as time as any to try to get Middle East peace tracks -- peace talks back on track.
Conflict in the Middle East: Arafat Wants to Restart Peace Process