The Oslo Accords, signed initially in September…

The Oslo Accords, signed initially in September 1993, comprise a series of agreements, the second of which, the Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and Jericho, is signed on May 4, 1994.

This pact enacts the provisions set forth in the original declaration, which had endorsed a five-year interim self-rule for a Palestinian authority to be executed in two stages: first in Gaza and the city of Jericho and then, after an election, throughout the remaining areas under Israeli military rule.

Talks on final status are to begin after three years, with a two-year deadline for an agreement to be reached.

Issues such as borders, the return of refugees, the status of Jerusalem, and Jewish settlements in the occupied territories are reserved for final status talks.

The PLO recognizes Israel's right to exist, renounces terrorism, and agrees to change the portions of its charter that called for Israel's destruction.

Israel recognizes the PLO as the sole representative of the Palestinian people.