Washington May 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem West Bank next week during his trip to the Middle East a senior US official said on Tuesday.
The meeting will come after Trump s meeting with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem and will convey his administration s eagerness to facilitate an agreement that ends the conflict said Trump s National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster here at a White House briefing.
The White House said early last week that Trump will express his support for Palestinian self-determination.
However it remains unknown whether Trump will publicly express his support for a two-state solution a longstanding US stance on the issue.
Before Trump s trip to Israel and the West Bank he will visit Saudi Arabia where he and Saudi leaders will sign several agreements that will solidify US-Saudi security and economic cooperation said McMaster.
Also in Saudi Trump will address leaders from over 50 Muslim countries in a speech on the need to confront radical ideology and his hope for a peaceful vision of Islam to dominate across the world McMaster added.
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Trump s first trip to MidEast includes stop in West Bank
