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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Saudi king reaffirms support for Palestinian state ahead of Warsaw summit
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSaudi King Salman says the kingdom is committed to an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, ahead of a US-led conference on Middle East peace and security.
The monarch was speaking during a meeting with visiting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Riyadh.
King Salman says his country “permanently stands by Palestine and its people’s right to an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital,” according to the official Saudi Press Agency.
The pledge comes as the United States is expected to offer hints of its proposals for peace between Israel and the Palestinians at a conference in Poland.
— AFP
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