RIYADH (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and a number of other worldwide officers might be in Riyadh this week for talks aimed toward pushing for a peace settlement in Gaza to be held on the sidelines of a World Financial Discussion board assembly, the WEF’s president stated on Saturday.
“We do have the key players now in Riyadh and hopefully the discussions can lead into a process towards reconciliation and peace,” Børge Brende stated at a information convention in Riyadh, including that Gaza’s humanitarian disaster could be on the agenda.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the conferences alongside regional leaders together with Qatar’s prime minister, Saudi Arabia’s international minister, Oman’s crown prince and Bahraini officers, Brende stated.
Egypt’s international minister, Brende stated, could be there to replace officers on a spherical of talks Egyptian negotiators held in Israel on Friday in an effort to restart stalled efforts to finish the conflict in Gaza and return the remaining Israeli hostages.
“There is now a bit of momentum for negotiations on the hostages and also a possible ceasefire,” Brende stated.
