WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The White House said, Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, met with Saudi King and the Crown Prince, as part of his visit to Middle East countries.
In a statement, the White House said, Kushner, together with U.S. Mideast envoy, Jason Greenblatt, and U.S. special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, discussed bilateral cooperation and U.S. peace effort, regarding the Israelis and Palestinians with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
“Additionally, they discussed ways to improve the condition of the entire region, through economic investment,” the White House said.
Earlier Wednesday, the White House said, Kushner had visited Bahrain and met with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to discuss the U.S. peace-facilitation efforts, concerning the Israelis and the Palestinians.
The White House said, Kushner had met in the United Arab Emirates with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace facilitation efforts.
Also on Monday, Kushner met in Oman with Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said, to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to facilitate peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians.
There have been reports that the White House is preparing to roll out its long-promised peace deal, which Trump called the “deal of the Century.”
In Dec, 2017, the US recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, an unconventional step, sparking global outcry and Palestinians’ rejection of the U.S. mediation role.
The Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Hamas movement, have slammed the Trump administration for suggesting the removal of the issue of Jerusalem from the Middle East peace talks.
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, confirmed that the Palestinian side would neither hold talks with the Trump administration nor accept it as the peace mediator, before it backs down on its decision on Jerusalem.– NNN-AGENCIES