Obama Invites Abbas To Washington For Talks Following Netanyahu's Visit
Source: Haaretz
In the wake of floundering negotiations, Palestinian leader's visit to take place after PM Netanyahu's meeting with U.S. president early next month.
By Jack Khoury | Feb. 24, 2014 | 1:00 PM
U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to meet with him in Washington, officials in Ramallah said Monday.
The Palestinian officials said that the meeting was due to take place sometime after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s own talks with Obama in early March. An exact date has not yet been set, but the invitation was received by the Muqata, the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in Ramallah.
Given the lack of progress in the peace talks with Israel, there had been some expectation in Ramallah that such an invitation would be forthcoming.
Haaretz has learned that despite the pessimism felt by the Palestinians after the most recent round of talks between Abbas and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris last week, another round was scheduled to take place next week between the Palestinians and Kerry’s team.
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