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Trump to King Saudi Arabia: Opening the Sky for Israel is Blessed

The US president spoke by phone with King Salman after the agreement between Israel and Abu Dhabi and the kingdom's decision to allow flights between destinations to pass through its territory. The two discussed the regional situation and the kingdom leader said a fair solution to the Palestinian issue.

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Monday, 07 September 2020, 06:02

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In the video: Trump expresses hope that Saudi Arabia will join the normalization agreement (Photo: Reuters, edited by Itai Amram)

US President Donald Trump last night (Monday) congratulated King Salman of Saudi Arabia on the opening of the skies for flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, following an agreement to normalize relations between the two countries.

The White House statement said that in a phone call the two had, Trump urged King Salman to talk to other Gulf states in an attempt to resolve the Palestinian issue.

The president and Salman also discussed ways to improve security and regional prosperity, the statement said.

Earlier tonight, Saudi state news agencies reported that Salman told Trump that the kingdom was interested in finding a fair and permanent solution to the Palestinian issue, which he said was at the starting point of the Arab peace plan.

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Talk about regional issues.

Trump and Salman Briad (Photo: Reuters)

Saudi Arabia's announcement of the opening of the skies came following an official request from the UAE government, and diplomatic efforts by senior adviser to US President Jared Kushner.

The El Al 971 flight that took off for Abu Dhabi from Ben Gurion Airport on Monday was the first direct flight of an Israeli commercial airline, which received a permit to fly through Saudi airspace.

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Despite the move, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said the opening of airspace to flights did not indicate a change in the kingdom's determined stance on the Palestinian issue.

Now, the King of Saudi Arabia has reiterated the kingdom's support for finding a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the Arab peace plan.

Riyadh's 2002 peace initiative includes the normalization of relations between Israel and the Arab states in exchange for a withdrawal to the 67 borders, as part of an agreement with the Palestinian Authority.

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