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Palestinian PM sees no '08 peace accord with Israel


    AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Thursday a lasting peace accord with Israel was unlikely in 2008 despite renewed diplomatic efforts to resolve the long-running conflict.

    "I do not believe though that the final resolution ... willbe complete in the course of this year. I don't think that islikely," Fayyad said.

    On a trip to the Middle East last month, U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush said he believed a peace treaty betweenIsraeland the Palestinians would be signed before he leavesoffice in January 2009.

    (Editing by Peter Cooney)