UN Middle East envoy appears to take shot at Trump peace plan’s singularly economic emphasis

After meeting with Palestinian Authority Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Abu Amr and PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat, UN Middle East envoy Nikolay Mladenov tweets an apparent criticism of the Trump peace plan which is set to be unveiled next month at an economic summit in Bahrain.

“Economic support is very important for creating an environment conducive to viable negotiations but sustainable solutions can be reached only on the basis of two-states and UN resolutions,” Mladenov says.

In recent months, the PA and others have criticized the brewing Trump peace plan for being solely based on economic incentives for Ramallah while ignoring the issue of sovereignty for the Palestinians.

Met with #Palestinian Deputy PM Abu Amr and Erekat today. Economic support is very important for creating an environment conducive to viable negotiations but sustainable solutions can be reached only on the basis of two-states and #UN resolutions. There are no shortcuts to #peace pic.twitter.com/efSAsVsUDm

— Nickolay E. MLADENOV (@nmladenov) May 28, 2019