Abbas, Biden will speak on the phone soon — Palestinian prime minister

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and US President Joe Biden will speak on the phone soon, PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh tells Palestinian media.

“Numerous contacts were made with the American administration, and many files were discussed, and it was emphasized that the Palestinian issue should be present on the American docket,” Shtayyeh says in statements carried by Palestinian news site Dunya al-Watan.

Shtayyeh adds that the phone call will happen “in the near future.”

Then-US vice president Joseph Biden, left, with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on March 10, 2010. (AP/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

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