Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas discusses the intra-Palestinian reconciliation process and the American peace plan with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh.
The official PA news agency Wafa reports Abbas informed the Saudi king of “the latest developments regarding the Palestinian issue and American efforts to move the peace process forward.”
Abbas also describes for the king “developments in the national reconciliation process to end [Palestinian] division,” the report says.
Abbas’s Fatah party, which dominates the Palestinian Authority, is currently in negotiations with Hamas to bring the PA’s rule back to the Gaza Strip.
The two leaders also discussed ways to develop their “excellent” bilateral relations, the report says.
The Saudi king, the report adds, affirms his government’s support for the Palestinians in international forums, and its commitment to provide “all that is required to bring about the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
Abbas is expected to meet with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman later today.
— Dov Lieber
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