US
President Donald Trump has invited Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for
a visit to the White House, according to Palestinian officials.The two men spoke by phone on Friday for the first time since Trump’s inauguration on January 20.Trump invited Abbas “to visit the White House soon to discuss ways to
resume the [Palestinian-Israeli] political process”, Wafa, the official
Palestinian news agency, quoted Abbas’ spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina as
saying.There was no immediate confirmation from the White House about the meeting.Rudeina said that Trump stressed his “commitment to a peace process
that would lead to real peace between Palestinians and Israelis”, Wafa
reported.Abbas told Trump that peace was a “strategic choice” for the
Palestinian people which should lead to the “establishment of a
Palestinian state alongside Israel”.The meeting, the first between the two leaders, is expected to focus
on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the continued building
of Israeli settlements.Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal
under international law and have been major stumbling blocks in
negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis.
Friday, March 10, 2017
Donald Trump Invites Palestinian Leader Mahmoud Abbas to White House
US
President Donald Trump has invited Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for
a visit to the White House, according to Palestinian officials.The two men spoke by phone on Friday for the first time since Trump’s inauguration on January 20.Trump invited Abbas “to visit the White House soon to discuss ways to
resume the [Palestinian-Israeli] political process”, Wafa, the official
Palestinian news agency, quoted Abbas’ spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina as
saying.There was no immediate confirmation from the White House about the meeting.Rudeina said that Trump stressed his “commitment to a peace process
that would lead to real peace between Palestinians and Israelis”, Wafa
reported.Abbas told Trump that peace was a “strategic choice” for the
Palestinian people which should lead to the “establishment of a
Palestinian state alongside Israel”.The meeting, the first between the two leaders, is expected to focus
on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as the continued building
of Israeli settlements.Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal
under international law and have been major stumbling blocks in
negotiations between Palestinians and Israelis.
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