CAIRO, Feb 1 (NNN-MENA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas and Arab League (AL) Secretary General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, discussed the developments on the Palestinian issue, especially the recent U.S. peace plan.
During their meeting in Cairo, Aboul-Gheit affirmed that “the Arabs represent a supportive backup to the Palestinians,” according to a statement by AL.
The meeting came days after U.S. President, Donald Trump, revealed the long-awaited political aspect of his controversial Middle East peace plan, calling for a two-state solution while recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s “undivided capital.”
The U.S. president outlined the 80-page plan at the White House, along with visiting Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, saying, it proposes a “realistic” two-state solution.
Abbas completely rejected Trump’s peace plan, saying the plan “will not pass and will end in the dustbin of history.”
The Trump administration postponed several times the publication of its “Deal of the Century,” a proposal that has been criticised repeatedly by the Palestinians.
The Palestinian president arrived in Cairo earlier, to participate in the emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers to be held today (Saturday).
“The timing of the plan and the way of proposing it raise doubts and require a firm response from the Arabs,” Aboul-Gheit told Abbas.
