PA official: Oman offered to mediate Israel-PA talks
Senior PA official says sultan of Oman offered to play a role in
mediating peace talks. Greenblatt welcomes Netanyahu visit to Oman.
The sultan of Oman offered to play a role in mediating talks between
Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), a senior PA official told The
Associated Press (AP) on Friday.
The comments came hours after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s visit
to Oman, marking the first time since 1996 that an Israeli Prime
Minister has visited the country.
Days before Netanyahu's visit, reported AP, PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas
also visited Oman, raising the possibility that Oman might be trying to
help revive negotiations.
The senior PA official said the sultan had offered to play a role
mediating between the Palestinians and Israelis, and that Abbas had said
he welcomes any "meaningful" peace process.
The official said, however, that Abbas’s visit was mostly connected to
Oman's "regional role." He spoke on condition of anonymity because he
was not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.
The US has been working on peace plan for Israel and the PA, but has
rejected US attempts to restart peace talks with Israel and has been
boycotting the US ever since Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as
Israel’s capital last December.
The PA chairman has continuously chosen to impose preconditions on talks
with Israel rather than heeding Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's
call to negotiate.
Meanwhile, Jason Greenblatt, the US Special Representative for
International Negotiations who is working on the American peace plan,
welcomed Netanyahu’s visit to Oman.
“We welcome the warming ties and growing cooperation between our
regional friends. This is a helpful step for our peace efforts and
essential to create an atmosphere of stability, security and prosperity
between Israelis, Palestinians and their neighbors. Looking forward to
seeing more meetings like this!” he tweeted
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