Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and several international officials will be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed at pushing for a “reconciliation and peace” in Gaza to be held on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting, the WEF’s president says.
“We do have the key players now in Riyadh and hopefully the discussions can lead into a process towards reconciliation and peace,” Børge Brende says at a news conference in Riyadh, adding that Gaza’s humanitarian crisis will be on the agenda.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the meetings alongside regional leaders including Qatar’s prime minister, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Oman’s crown prince and Bahraini officials, Brende says.
Egypt’s foreign minister, Brende says, will be there to update officials on a round of talks Egyptian negotiators held in Israel on Friday in an effort to restart stalled efforts for a truce in the war in Gaza and to secure the release of the 133 hostages.
“There is now a bit of momentum for negotiations on the hostages and also a possible ceasefire,” Brende says.
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