The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) is not reluctant to go to direct talks with Israel, but still it wants guarantees that these negotiations will see success, a senior Palestinian official said Friday. Engaging in talks with Israel is a Palestinian desire, but 'we have to set terms of reference for the stalled peace process first, ' chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said in a press release. Erekat said when Israel 'respects' its commitments on settlement freeze and recognizes peace references, the PNA will directly call for launching face-to- face negotiations. The PNA has been under American and international pressure to enter direct peace discussions with Israel after several rounds of indirect U.S.-led proximity talks that started in May. An Arab peace committee also endorsed an American plea to start direct discussions between the Palestinians and the Israelis, but left it up to the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to decide when the time is right. However, Abbas stressed he will not jump to direct talks, which halted in 2008, until Israel freezes settlement activities in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and set references and timetable for the face-to-face negotiations. 