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  • 28 January, 2021

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West Asia Peace Conference

West Asia Peace Conference

  • Russia backed a Palestinian proposal for a West Asia peace conference, suggesting that it could be held at the ministerial level in spring or summer, as the U.S. said it would move towards renewing ties with the Palestinians under Joe Biden.
  • The U.S. — which sided with Israel under the administration of Donald Trump — said on Tuesday it intended to “restore credible U.S. engagement with Palestinians as well as Israelis”.
  • “The roughly 10 participants would include Israel, the Palestinians, the four members of the West Asia diplomatic quartet (Russia, the UN, the U.S. and the EU), along with four Arab states — Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan and the UAE,” Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Source: TH


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