The head of the American diplomacy Antony Blinken will leave Washington on Monday, May 24 to go to Jerusalem, to meet the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Ramallah to meet with the president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, in Egypt and in Jordan, the State Department said.
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At the request of President Biden, I am traveling to Jerusalem, Ramallah, Cairo and Amman to meet with the parties to support their efforts to strengthen a ceasefire
" after the deadly conflict between Israel and Gaza, he said. he said on Twitter. "
The United States has engaged in active diplomacy to end hostilities and reduce tensions,
" he added.
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Secretary of State Blinken will meet with Israeli leaders to discuss our unwavering support for Israel's security. He will continue the efforts of our government to rebuild ties with the Palestinians and their leaders as well as our support for them, after years during which they have been neglected
”, declared for his part the President of the United States Joe Biden in a separate press release.
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And he will engage in dialogue with other key partners in the region, including on coordinated international efforts to ensure that immediate assistance reaches Gaza in a way that benefits its people and not Hamas, and about the way to reduce the risks of a resurgence of the conflict in the months to come,
”added the Democratic leader.
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In the wake of the ceasefire that entered into force Friday between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in power in the Gaza Strip, after ten days of bombardments and rockets, Joe Biden and Antony Blinken assured that the "solution two states ”, Israeli and Palestinian, was the only one possible.
But their press releases confirming the Secretary of State's trip do not refer to it among the subjects he must address in the region.
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