Washington April 20 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in May the White House has confirmed.
Abbas will visit Washington on May 3 and will meet Trump to discuss possibilities to achieve peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said during Wednesday s news briefing.
They will reconfirm the commitment of the US and Palestinian leadership to pursuing and concluding a conflict-ending settlement between the Palestinians and Israel Politico news quoted Spicer as saying.
Ahead of Abbas s visit to Washington a high-ranking Palestinian delegation is scheduled to arrive in the US to prepare for the visit Xinhua news agency reported..
On March 10 Abbas received a first-ever phone call from Trump since he took office as the US President.
Trump who met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this year said he could live with either a one-state or two-state solution.
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Trump to meet Palestinian President (Lead)
