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Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Abbas thanks Trump for giving hope to region
Trump and Abbas have now come out of their meeting and are giving a statement.
Abbas starts by offering condolences over the Manchester attacks.
He thanks Trump for giving hope to the region, “so that the children of Palestine and Israel enjoy a safe stable and prosperous future.”
He speaks of the Palestinian “commitment to work with you to forge a lasting peace deal with the Israelis.”
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