Posted on 12/21/20
| News Source: i24
The Palestinian Authority (PA) foreign minister said on Saturday that the PA is ready to work with US President-elect Joe Biden and to resume negotiations with Israel for a two-state solution.
“We are ready for cooperation and dealing with the new US administration, and we expect it to renew its ties with the State of Palestine,” Riyad al-Malki said, as cited by the Associated Press.
Malki made the announcement during a press conference in Cairo with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.
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He added that the PA wanted these two countries to be at the center of the negotiation coordination process.
This announcement signals an expected change in future US-Palestinian relations under the era of Joe Biden. As US President Donald Trump’s State Department slashed US aid payments to the PA, Biden argued he would take a more “traditional” stance in seeking to negotiate a two-state solution.
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