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The Palestinian flag moments before being taken down from the PLO Mission in Washington in advance of its being ordered closed by the Trump administration, Oct. 10, 2018.
âAlthough the telephone conversations that took place yesterday between the US government representative and senior Palestinian Authority officials were positive and cordial, there are obstacles to the opening of PLO offices in Washington and the opening of the consulate in eastern Jerusalem,â a Palestinian source said in an interview with TPS.
PA Minister of Civilian Affairs Hussein A-Sheikh spoke on Monday night with Hady Amr, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Israeli and Palestinian Affairs in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs within the US State Department.
PA resumes contacts with US administration
Palestinian Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his office near a poster of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on 17 August 2020. [NASSER NASSER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images] February 2, 2021 at 10:31 am
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resumption of contacts with Washington,
Al-Quds Al-Araby has reported. He made the announcement during his weekly cabinet meeting.
Shtayyeh said that he had spoken with the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, Hadi Amro. We discussed ways to resume Palestinian-American relations, including the opening of diplomatic and consular offices, as well as resuming US aid, supporting UNRWA and pushing forward the peace process.
Feb 2, 2021
“A new phase has begun and we have officially renewed relations with the US administration,” PA Minister of Civilian Affairs Hussein Al-Sheikh told TPS.
By Baruch Yedid, TPS
The first telephone conversation between senior Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and an official in the US administration in three years took place on Monday night, signaling the renewal of ties between the PA and the US.
“A new phase has begun and we have officially renewed relations with the US administration,” PA Minister of Civilian Affairs Hussein Al-Sheikh told TPS Tuesday.
Two weeks have passed since President Joe Biden entered the White House, but the American leader has not yet called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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