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Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Palestinians ‘freeze’ contact with US over PLO office closure
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Palestinian Authority freezes all contacts with the United States after Washington decides to close the PA’s representative office in the US, officials say on Tuesday.
“In practice by closing the office they are freezing all meetings and we are making that official,” Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki tells AFP.
A spokesman for the Palestine Liberation Organization confirms that it had received instructions from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas “regarding closing down all communication lines with the Americans.”
— AFP
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