RAMALLAH, Jul 23 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday held a phone conversation with Israeli Minister of Public Security, Omer Barlev, to discuss peace and security issues in the region, it was reported here.
The report did not provide more details about the conversation.
Barlev later tweeted that, he hopes to open lines of communication with Palestinian counterparts, in the interest of peace and security for the two peoples.
“That friendly conversation is the first of its kind between an Israeli internal security minister and the president of the Palestinian Authority,” Barlev said.
On Monday, WAFA reported that Abbas received phone calls from his Israeli counterpart, Isaac Herzog, and Israeli Defence Minister, Benny Gantz.
Herzog congratulated Abbas on the occasion of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Gantz wrote on Twitter that he spoke with Abbas to express “well wishes on the occasion of Eid al-Adha” and “discussed the need to advance steps of trust-building between us.”
The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks have stalled since Apr, 2014, due to their deeply-rooted disputes over the settlements, security and borders.
